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Key point: The California legislature is currently considering several privacy-related bills that could impact the private sector.

The California legislature is currently in its summer recess, returning on August 18. Once it returns, it will have approximately five weeks to pass bills prior to closing for the year on September 12.

We are currently tracking 23 private sector AI-related bills and eight privacy-related bills that crossed chambers at the legislature’s deadline. If passed and signed into law, these bills could significantly impact companies doing business in California.

In this two-part series, we provide a brief summary of the bills and their current status. This article focuses on the privacy bills. Our prior article focused on the AI bills. Once the legislature reconvenes, we will provide regular updates on the status of the bills. If you are not already subscribed to this blog, we encourage you to do so to stay up to date.

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In this episode of the Regulatory Oversight podcast, Stephen Piepgrass welcomes David Navetta, Lauren Geiser, and Dan Waltz to discuss the $51.75 million nationwide class settlement involving Clearview AI and its broader implications. The conversation focuses on Clearview AI’s facial recognition software, which has sparked controversy due to its use of publicly available images to generate biometric data.

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On June 2, the Texas legislature passed the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act, (TX AI Act or bill) which heads to the governor for his signature or veto. The bill will take effect January 1, 2026, if the governor signs it into law. It is the most comprehensive piece of AI governance legislation to pass a state legislature to date. If enacted, Texas will become the fourth state after Colorado, Utah, and California to pass AI-specific legislation.