Legislation

Tech Oversight California advocates for legislation that advances our mission of creating a healthier internet for Californians. Bills we support in the 2026 California State Legislature session include:

AB 2 (Lowenthal) – Injuries to children: civil penalties

AB 322 (Ward) – Precise geolocation information

AB 1018 (Bauer-Kahan) – Automated decision systems

AB 1159 (Addis) – Student Personal Information 

AB 1331 (Elhawary) – Workplace surveillance

AB 1337 (Ward) – Information Practices Act

AB 1542 (Ward) – Prohibiting selling sensitive personal information

AB 1577 (Bauer-Kahan) – Data centers: reporting 

AB 1776 (Aguiar-Curry) – COMPETE Act

AB 2169 (Lowenthal) – Digital Choice Act

AB 2246 (Wicks) – CA Kids Code 2.0

AB 2564 (Ward) – Surveillance pricing

AB 2619 (Papan) – Water resources: data centers

SB 886 (Padilla) – California Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act

SB 923 (Becker) – Clarification of right to delete

SB 978 (PĂ©rez) – Data centers: labor: electricity rates

SB 1074 (Wiener) – BASED Act 

SB 1142 (Becker) – Digital Dignity Act