Numerous Bills Restricting Common Workplace Technologies Advance
Published Friday, April 17, 2026
Assembly Bill 1883 by Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, D-Los Angeles, severely restrains the use of workplace safety and management tools such as productivity monitoring technology or worksite access monitoring, giving enforcement authority to the California Labor Commissioner and establishing a private right of action allowing employees to sue employers for alleged violations. The bill was approved by the Labor and Employment Committee on April 8 and was referred to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. California Farm Bureau opposes the bill.
Assembly Bill 1898 by Assemblyman Nick Schultz, D-Burbank, requires employee notice of use of AI-assisted tools for supervision and workplace decisions prior to deployment, maintenance of an updated list of any such AI tools in ongoing use and provision of that list to employees annually. Enforcement would rest with the California Labor Commissioner or with employees using a new private right of action. AB 1898 was approved by the Labor and Employment Committee on April 8 and was referred to the Judiciary Committee. Farm Bureau opposes the bill.
Assembly Bill 2027 by Assemblyman Chris Ward, D-San Diego, imposes restrictions on employer use of worker data that will undermine the ability of employers to use common business technology to improve workplace efficiency, safety and compliance with employment law. AB 2027 was approved by the Labor and Employment Committee on April 8 and was referred to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. Farm Bureau opposes the bill.
Senate Bill 947 by state Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, targets and regulates low-risk applications of automated decision-making systems and imposes compliance burdens and legal risk on employers using modern workforce management tools. SB 947 was approved by the Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee on April 8 and was referred to the Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection Committee. California Farm Bureau opposes the bill.
Senate Bill 951 by state Sen. Eloise Gomez Reyes, D-San Bernardino, expands the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act by imposing burdensome plant closing notification-like requirements for reductions in employment allegedly related to deployment of technology or automation. SB 951 advanced from the Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee on April 8 and is pending a second reading.
Staff contact: Bryan Little, blittle@cfbf.com.
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