# California — AI Law & Policy Updates

> Source: <https://ai-law-tracker.com/laws/california>
> Published: 2026-07-15 00:00:00+00:00

SB 942 — AI Transparency Act — **Status: Enacted**

Generative-AI providers with over 1,000,000 monthly users must offer a free AI-detection tool and embed a latent provenance disclosure in AI-generated image, video and audio content, plus an optional visible manifest disclosure. Operative August 2, 2026 (delayed from January 1, 2026 by AB 853).

**Recent developments:**