California SB53

Extracted Attributes

• Scope

  State-level legislation in California, United States

• Signed By

  Governor Gavin Newsom (D)

• Bill Number

  SB53

• Official Name

  Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA)

• Primary Focus

  Frontier Artificial Intelligence (AI) safety and transparency

• Author/Sponsor

  Senator Scott Wiener (D)

• Legal Amendments

  Adds Section 11547.6.1 to the Government Code and Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 1107) to Part 3 of Division 2 of the Labor Code

• Legislative Body

  California State Legislature

• Key Requirement 1

  Advanced AI developers to publish governance frameworks and transparency reports

• Key Requirement 2

  Establish mechanisms for reporting critical safety incidents

• Key Requirement 3

  Extend whistleblower protections

• Key Requirement 4

  Prohibit retaliation against staff for disclosing safety risks

• Key Requirement 5

  Office of Emergency Services to set up public reporting mechanism for safety incidents

Timeline

• Introduced by Senator Wiener. (Source: web_search_results)

  2025-01-07

• Amended in Senate. (Source: web_search_results)

  2025-02-27

• Set for first hearing and placed on APPR. suspense file. (Source: web_search_results)

  2025-08-20

• Signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom, becoming the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA). (Source: web_search_results)

  2025-09-29

• Predecessor bill, SB 1047, was vetoed by Governor Newsom, who called for an approach informed by empirical trajectory analysis. (Source: web_search_results)

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English-language learner

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Web Search Results

• California's SB 53: The First Frontier AI Law, Explained

  On September 29, Governor Newsom (D) signed SB 53, the “Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA),” authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D). The law makes California the first state to enact a statute specifically targeting frontier artificial intelligence (AI) safety and transparency. SB 53 requires advanced AI developers to publish governance frameworks and transparency reports, establishes mechanisms for reporting critical safety incidents, extends whistleblower protections, and [...] SB 53 makes California the first state to enact legislation focused on frontier AI, establishing transparency, disclosure, and governance requirements for high-compute model developers. Compared to last year’s broader SB 1047, the new law takes a narrower approach, scaling back several of the compliance obligations. [...] SB 53 is a pared-down successor to last year’s SB 1047, which Governor Newsom vetoed. In his veto statement, Newsom called for an approach to frontier model regulation “informed by an empirical trajectory analysis of AI systems and capabilities,” leading to the creation of the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models. The group released a report offering regulatory best practices, which emphasized whistleblower protections and alignment with leading safety practices.

• Landmark California AI Safety Legislation May Serve as a Model for ...

  \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ On September 29, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 53 (SB 53), known as the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA). This landmark legislation establishes the nation’s first comprehensive framework for transparency, safety and accountability in the development and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models.

• California Signed A Landmark AI Safety Law. What To Know About ...

  Policy Tracker Contributors About Donate News # California Signed A Landmark AI Safety Law. What To Know About SB53. Cristiano Lima-Strong / Sep 30, 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday signed into law the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, known as SB53, capping off a tumultuous year of negotiations over AI regulations in the state and ushering in some of the most significant rules in the United States. [...] Sacha Haworth, executive director of the advocacy group Tech Oversight California, called SB53 “a key victory for the growing movement in California and across the country to hold Big Tech CEOs accountable for their products, apply basic guardrails to the development and deployment of AI, and protect whistleblowers’ ability to step forward.” In contrast to SB1047, industry reactions to SB53 have been more mixed. [...] Additionally, SB53 makes it easier for both members of the public and company whistleblowers to report potential safety risks. The law requires the state’s Office of Emergency Services to set up a mechanism for members of the public to report critical safety incidents. And it prohibits companies from adopting policies or otherwise restricting or retaliating against staff for disclosing information they have “reasonable cause” to believe reveals that a developer poses “specific and substantial

• Bill Text: CA SB53 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session | Amended

  Bill Title: Artificial intelligence models: large developers. Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0) Status: (Engrossed) 2025-08-20 - August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file. (/CA/bill/SB53/2025 "California CA SB53 legislative tracking detail and summary") Download: California-2025-SB53-Amended.html | | | Amended IN Senate February 27, 2025 | | | CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 53 | | [...] ~~This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish safeguards for the development of AI frontier models and that would build state capacity for the use of AI, that may include, but is not limited to, the findings of the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models established by the Governor.~~ ## Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO ## Bill Text [...] | Introduced by Senator Wiener | | January 07, 2025 | An act relating to artificial intelligence. An act to add Section 11547.6.1 to the Government Code, and to add Chapter 5.1 (commencing with Section 1107) to Part 3 of Division 2 of the Labor Code, relating to artificial intelligence. ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 53, as amended, Wiener. Artificial intelligence: frontier models. CalCompute: foundation models: whistleblowers.

• Governor Newsom signs SB 53, advancing California's world ...

  this fast-evolving field. SB 53 is responsive to the recommendations in the report — and will help ensure California’s position as an AI leader. This legislation is particularly important given the failure of the federal government to enact comprehensive, sensible AI policy. SB 53 fills this gap and presents a model for the nation to follow. [...] What the law does: SB 53 establishes new requirements for frontier AI developers creating stronger: ✅ Transparency:Requires large frontier developers to publicly publish a framework on its website describing how the company has incorporated national standards, international standards, and industry-consensus best practices into its frontier AI framework.