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California creates AI verification bodies and a state registry of AI auditors

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Source: Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 813 by Senator Jerry McNerney and AB 1405 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan on 9 September 2026. SB 813 sets a framework for independent verification organizations that can assess AI systems and models for compliance with state law, and AB 1405 sets up a state registry of AI auditors with standards for their independence and transparency.

Why it matters

AI developers in California gained a state-recognised route to outside verification, and AI audit firms gained registration and independence standards to meet.

When
9 Sep 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0119
Who
California Legislature; Gavin Newsom, Jerry McNerney, Rebecca Bauer-Kahan
Rules involved

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from Office of Governor Gavin Newsom. Checked against the source on 9 Oct 2026.

Read the original at Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Source copy: download the page as saved on 18 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2026-0119: “California creates AI verification bodies and a state registry of AI auditors.” wheresthe.ai, 9 Sep 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-ca-sb813-ab1405-ai-auditors-signed-2026-09/ (source: Office of Governor Gavin Newsom).

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