Senator Jerry McNerney

Folks, I am proud to report that 2026 was an outstanding year for our Senate district in the state Capitol. Eleven of my bills were signed into law by the governor, including three landmark laws that are the first of their kind in the nation.

What a year! Eleven of my bills were signed into law by the governor, including three landmark laws that are the first of their kind in the nation: ✅SB 813 Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Safety Risks (1st in the nation) ✅SB 947 No Robo Bosses Act of 2026 (1st in the nation)

I was also proud to be a joint author of two other bills signed into law: ✅SB 420 No Tax Breaks for Detention Centers (with Sens. Padilla and Umberg) ✅SB 886 CA Technology Innovation and Ratepayer Protection Act (with Sen. Padilla)

What a year! Eleven of my bills were signed into law by the governor, including three landmark laws that are the first of their kind in the nation: ✅SB 813 Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Safety Risks (1st in the nation) ✅SB 947 No Robo Bosses Act of 2026 (1st in the nation)

✅SB 1350 Expanding Green Hydrogen (1st in the nation) Also signed into law: ✅SB 327 Protecting Ratepayers ✅SB 881 Helping Farmers Fight Hunger ✅SB 900 Campaign Finance Disclosure Reform ✅SB 925 California Fusion Energy Roadmap

More good news! @governor.ca.gov last evening signed my final bill of the year - SB 1406, closing the so-called “Montana Tax Loophole,” which will enable California to recover approximately $20 million a year in lost revenue from wealthy tax evaders.

SB 1406 cracks down on tax scams in which wealthy Californians create phony shell companies to buy luxury vehicles in Montana and other states to avoid paying California sales taxes and vehicle license fees.

Excellent!! @governor.ca.gov today signed my SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act of 2026 — a groundbreaking new law that requires human oversight of artificial intelligence systems in the workplace to prevent abuses. It's the first such law in the nation! @californialabor.bsky.social

No worker should ever be fired or disciplined by a robo boss. AI systems have been prone to errors, bias, and misjudgments. SB 947 ensures human oversight of AI in the workplace. AI must remain a tool controlled by humans, not the other way around.

Excellent!! @governor.ca.gov today signed my SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act of 2026 — a groundbreaking new law that requires human oversight of artificial intelligence systems in the workplace to prevent abuses. It's the first such law in the nation! @californialabor.bsky.social

Great news! @governor.ca.gov signed my SB 925, which accelerates the development of fusion energy in California – a potential clean power gamechanger.

Fusion energy has the potential to provide nearly limitless clean, safe, and reliable power, while creating an economic ecosystem that will rival Silicon Valley. SB 925 will help ensure California is a fusion technology leader in the coming decades.

Great news! @governor.ca.gov signed my SB 925, which accelerates the development of fusion energy in California – a potential clean power gamechanger.

More good news! @governor.ca.gov signed my campaign finance transparency legislation, which updates California’s campaign disclosure rules to provide more clarity regarding who is paying for political advertisements.

Yes! @governor.ca.gov signed my SB 1196, which will streamline the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) - also known as backyard cottages - by accelerating utility service connections. Thanks to The Casita Coalition & @cayimby.bsky.social for supporting SB 1196!

One of the most effective ways to address the state’s housing affordability crisis is to accelerate the construction of more low-cost housing, like ADUs. But CA homeowners and ADU builders are often frustrated by long delays – up to a year – to obtain utility service connections.

Yes! @governor.ca.gov signed my SB 1196, which will streamline the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) - also known as backyard cottages - by accelerating utility service connections. Thanks to The Casita Coalition & @cayimby.bsky.social for supporting SB 1196!

Excellent! @governor.ca.gov has signed my SB 327, which protects ratepayers by strengthening oversight of investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and barring IOUs from using ratepayer funds to fight local efforts to create municipal utilities.

IOUs have been pocketing billions in record profits while Californians pay the second-highest utility rates in the country. And when ratepayers have attempted to lower their bills by creating a municipal utility, some utilities used their customers’ money to fight such efforts. This is unacceptable.

Great news! @governor.ca.gov has signed my SB 881, the Farmer to Food Bank Tax Credit. SB 881 enables farmers, growers, and food producers to continue to provide fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and more to food-insecure families and receive tax credits for donating surplus food to food banks.

CA farmers and growers are among the most productive in the world, and yet too many Californians go hungry each year. SB 881 benefits farmers and food banks by helping ensure that surplus food from CA’s bountiful harvest each year doesn’t go to waste and instead will help feed the hungry.

It was my great honor to speak at the United Nations in New York City last evening on the urgent need to establish effective guardrails for artificial intelligence.

During the "Government in Action" panel, I called for the immediate creation of an international committee, consisting of engineers from prominent and competitive AI labs, along with academics and government officials, to establish AI safety standards.

It was my great honor to speak at the United Nations in New York City last evening on the urgent need to establish effective guardrails for artificial intelligence.

Privileged to deliver closing remarks last evening at a United Nations-related event in New York City on establishing effective oversight of artificial intelligence to ensure AI is safe and beneficial.

The event - "AI Evaluation Infrastructure" hosted by UNICEF, the UN Commission on Human Rights, and Humane Intelligence -provided an opportunity to speak with world leaders and AI experts about my groundbreaking legislation, SB 813, which Gov. Newsom recently signed into law.

Excellent! Gov. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social today signed my SB 1168, which is designed to protect Californians from skyrocketing utility rates caused by data centers.

SB 1168 directs the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to examine data centers’ use of excessive amounts of energy and ensure that Californians don’t face rate hikes as a result.

I agree with Mr. Amodei, Altman and others that serious guardrails are past due for artificial intelligence. Ideally, safety standards or protocols would already be in place, but since no real constraints exist, targeted moratoria are urgently needed.

In addition, it’s time now to form a working group of AI development engineers and safety specialists from US and Chinese companies who are mutual competitors to produce safety standards and protocols for AI systems and AI agents. www.axios.com/2026/09/13/a...

NEW! @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social today signed my SB 813, establishing the nation's first independent oversight of the safety risks posed by artificial intelligence. AI is posing unprecedented threats to humanity, and CA is taking the lead on AI safety. www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/09/g...