Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee, Monday, June 15, 2026

Senate Committee on Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection · June 15, 2026

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Presentation and first testimony on AB 1979 (AI in healthcare)

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Assemblymember Bonta introduced AB 1979, saying the bill would (1) bar sole clinical decisions based only on clinical decision support outputs, (2) prohibit automated systems instructing unlicensed people to perform licensed clinical functions, and (3) extend medical-record protections to consumer-facing health chatbots. She accepted committee amendments and invited testimony. Dolores Trujillo (California Nurses Association) and Sam Gordon (Tech Equity) testified in support, emphasizing patient safety and keeping clinicians "in the loop." Hospitals (Mark Farouk, California Hospital Association

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A California State Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection Committee hearing on multiple bills including AI in healthcare (AB 1979), Safe at Work expansion (AB 2624), Engage California (AB 2103), social media liability for children (AB 2), chatbot protections for children (AB 2023) and the Age-Appropriate Design Code reinstatement (AB 2246). Several bills passed from committee to next committees with recorded roll-call votes.

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