Joint Hearing Senate Judiciary Committee and Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, Monday, December 8, 2025

California State Senate & California State Assembly joint informational hearing · December 8, 2025

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Senator Umberg opened the joint informational hearing, framed the session as information-gathering (no votes), and said the committee will weigh two values: protecting creative intellectual property and fostering AI-driven innovation. He recommended the background paper prepared by Josh Tasne and Christian Kurpieski and noted public comment will be taken at the end.

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Informational joint hearing of the California State Senate Judiciary Committee and the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee on AI, copyright and training-data transparency; witnesses described legal uncertainty, industry practices and technical tools, and dozens of creators urged passage of AB 412.

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