Laws that put people first
Our mission is to confront concentrated corporate power and build political will for an economy that works for everyday people. We do this by advocating for policies in state legislatures that put people at the center of decisions about how technology is developed and used.
13 bills signed into law in 2026
The 2026 record
September 30, 2026, marked a winning moment for California families, workers, and small businesses.
13 signed, 3 vetoed, out of 26 bills TechEquity Action backed this session.
- AB 1776 COMPETE Act
- AB 1159 California Learner Personal Information Protection Act
- AB 1331 Prohibiting employers from using invasive workplace surveillance tools at work and in off-duty areas
- AB 1609 Right to Human Customer Services Act
- AB 1857 Grocery Store Access Act
- AB 1883 Prohibiting employers from using invasive workplace surveillance tools at work and in off-duty areas
- AB 1979 AI tools cannot replace licensed clinical judgement
- AB 2155 Arbitration agreements
- SB 574 AI in the legal field
- SB 923 Expanding Privacy Rights Act (EPRA)
- SB 947 No Robo Bosses Act
- SB 951 AI Job Killer Notice Act
- SB 1050 AI Advertisement Integrity Act
Campaigns
The campaign pages TechEquity Action published, with the research behind each bill.
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AB 1018
Automated Decisions Safety Act
Automated Decisions Safety Act provides people with more information, important rights, and greater transparency into the use of Automated Decision Systems for critical areas of their lives—while requiring developers and deployers to take more responsibility for reducing the likelihood of discrimination.
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AB 1776 Signed
COMPETE Act
COMPETE Act promotes a fair economy by strengthening competition, opportunity, innovation, and entrepreneurship by codifying the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC)‘s unanimous recommendations to update state antitrust law.
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AB 2564
Surveillance Pricing Protection Act
Surveillance Pricing Protection Act prohibits the practice of surveillance pricing by making it unlawful for retailers to use personally identifiable information to charge different prices for the same product, whether online or during in-store checkout.
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AB 325 · 2025 Signed
Preventing Algorithmic Price Fixing Act
AB 325 updates California’s antitrust laws to address modern digital tools used for illegal price fixing by making it clear that using digital pricing algorithms (like computer software and apps) to coordinate prices among competitors is just as illegal as traditional price fixing.
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SB 52 · 2025 Did not pass
End AI Rent Hikes Act
The End AI Rent Hikes Act will ban algorithms used to hike rents.
What we believe
At TechEquity Action, we’re committed to advancing policy and candidates that will protect workers, produce more housing, preserve existing affordable housing, and protect tenants.
Our values and platformTechEquity Action is founded by Catherine Bracy, Executive Director and Founder of TechEquity Collaborative.
Board of directors
- Matt Ewing, Chair
- Catherine Bracy
- Alex Lofton
- Hallie Montoya Tansey
The research behind the bills
TechEquity Collaborative, our 501(c)(3), publishes the research, data and explainers the campaigns draw on.
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