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Assembly approves more than 120 measures in one‑day session; highlights include AI, victim digital safety and student protections
Summary
The California State Assembly passed a large consent calendar and multiple third‑reading measures on Aug. 20, 2025, approving bills on AI guardrails for community colleges, digital safety protections for domestic‑violence survivors and oversight of out‑of‑state student residential programs. Leaders said most measures had bipartisan support and will move to the Senate or to enrollment as appropriate.
The California State Assembly convened in Sacramento on Aug. 20 and moved through a lengthy consent calendar and a package of third‑reading measures, approving over 120 items ranging from housing and public health to consumer protections.
Among the items approved, lawmakers highlighted SB 241, which sets guardrails for use of artificial intelligence in community college classrooms; SB 50, the Victims Digital Safety Act, requiring tech companies to act quickly to cut abusers’ access to shared internet‑connected…
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