AI Regulation · California
Transparency in Frontier AI Act
SB 53 - enacted in California.
- Status
- Enacted
- Enacted
- 2025
- States with ai regulation laws
- 6
- California tracker score
- 100/100 Top 10%
The bottom line
Transparency in Frontier AI Act is an enacted law in California, part of a still-emerging ai regulation landscape.
- Enacted
- effective 2025-09-01
- 6
- states have ai regulation laws
- 10/10
- ai regulation laws enacted nationally
- 100/100
- California tracker score
Data compiled 2026-03-18 from the official California legislative record linked below; laws can be amended or repealed after this date.
Category catalog share · regulations
How 10 tracked ai regulation records split by state
Exclusive California vs other-state counts in this category (sum to the category total). Orthogonal to the peer scatter below, which plots enacted volume against portal tracker score.
Regulatory Snapshot: Transparency in Frontier AI Act
Transparency in Frontier AI Act (SB 53) is an enacted law in California under the AI Regulation category. It was enacted on 2025-09-09 and becomes effective on 2025-09-01. California currently has 12 regulations tracked here, with 12 records marked enacted in this dataset. PlainRegWatch's tracker score is 100/100; it summarizes coverage within the five categories this site tracks and is not an official state rating. PlainRegWatch compiled this entry's data on 2026-03-18; consult the linked official source for the current, authoritative text.
Nationally, 10 ai regulation statutes have been enacted and 0 additional bills remain pending - 6 distinct jurisdictions have codified rules in this area so far. That places California within a still-emerging ai regulation landscape where compliance programs typically hinge on definitions in SB 53 itself.
Applicability under Transparency in Frontier AI Act: Frontier AI developers with $500M+ annual revenue. Penalty exposure is documented as: AG enforcement. Notable exemptions: Smaller companies. Non-frontier models. Academic research..
Summary
Frontier AI developers ($500M+ revenue) must publish safety reports.
Key Requirements
- Annual transparency reports.
- Safety evaluation disclosure.
- Risk management frameworks.
- Incident reporting.
Penalties
- AG enforcement.
Applicability
- Frontier AI developers with $500M+ annual revenue.
Exemptions
- Smaller companies.
- Non-frontier models.
- Academic research.
Category context
How California sits among ai regulation peers
6 states have a tracked record in ai regulation ; California ranks #1 by portal tracker score among those peers. Each point is one state with at least one ai regulation regulation in this archive.
Read the peer-state figures
- California (this state): 3 enacted of 3 tracked ai regulation records, tracker score 100/100.
- Colorado: 1 enacted of 1 tracked ai regulation record, tracker score 76/100.
- Texas: 1 enacted of 1 tracked ai regulation record, tracker score 69/100.
- Illinois: 3 enacted of 3 tracked ai regulation records, tracker score 62/100.
- New York: 1 enacted of 1 tracked ai regulation record, tracker score 62/100.
- Utah: 1 enacted of 1 tracked ai regulation record, tracker score 55/100.
Dashed lines mark the peer averages in this category. The tracker score summarizes enacted records across all five policy areas PlainRegWatch tracks; it is not enforcement strength or legal burden. Read how tracker scores are computed.
Tracker-score ranking on ai regulation
Top peer states by portal tracker score among jurisdictions with a ai regulation record in this archive.
Read with Transparency in Frontier AI Act
Nearest ai regulation volume peers and same-state archive siblings for this ENACTED · MID row.
ENACTED MID
Illinois · 3 enacted
Illinois holds 3 enacted ai regulation rows (more by 0 than California); tracker 62/100.
Colorado · 1 enacted
Colorado holds 1 enacted ai regulation rows (fewer by 2 than California); tracker 76/100.
Texas · 1 enacted
Texas holds 1 enacted ai regulation rows (fewer by 2 than California); tracker 69/100.
New York · 1 enacted
New York holds 1 enacted ai regulation rows (fewer by 2 than California); tracker 62/100.
California AI Transparency Act · ENACTED
Another California archive row (AI Regulation) stamped ENACTED beside ENACTED Transparency in Frontier AI.
Generative AI Training Data Transparency Act · ENACTED
Another California archive row (AI Regulation) stamped ENACTED beside ENACTED Transparency in Frontier AI.
Disclaimer: This summary is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Regulation details may have changed since this data was compiled (2026-03-18). Always consult official sources and qualified legal counsel for compliance guidance.
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Every figure on PlainRegWatch is rendered from curated state legislative and Federal Register source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Status, dates, and source URL are this record's row in the curated archive, not a live legislature scrape. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026. Tracker scores and rule counts are curated records in five tracked categories - not enforcement strength, legal advice, a complete inventory of US law, or a live bill-status feed.