Press Releases

[ Sacramento, CA ]– Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) today expressed strong support for legislation introduced in New York that would establish buffer zones around houses of worship and reproductive health care clinics.

STANFORD, Calif. — Today, Senator Thomas J. Umberg (D–Santa Ana), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D–Orinda), Chair of the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, hosted a Joint Informational Hearing at Stanford University to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping copyright law and California’s creative economy.

[Sacramento, CA] – Less than 24 hours after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 1064 (legislation that would have required safety guardrails for minors using AI companion chatbots), OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the company will allow erotica and other mature content on ChatGPT for "verified adults" starting in December.

[ Sacramento, CA ]– Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) issued the following statement after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 432, the Menopause Care Equity Act, despite the bill's near-unanimous passage through the Legislature:

[Sacramento, CA] – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed into law AB 56, requiring social media platforms to display mental health warning labels to users under 18.

[LOS ANGELES, CA] – This morning, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan joined Women’s health and menopause advocate, as well as Academy Award-winning actor, Halle Berry, renowned medical experts, and legislative leaders at a Los Angeles press conference urging Governor Newsom to sign AB 432, the Menopause Care Equity Act.

[Sacramento, CA] — Following multiple decisive bipartisan victories on the Senate floor, a comprehensive package of legislation authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan is now headed to Governor Newsom's desk for signature. 

Sacramento – Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) announced that Assembly Bill 1018, a bill that safeguards people against discrimination by requiring automated decision systems (ADSs) be tested for any embedded biases, will be paused until next year to allow for additional stakeholder engagement and productive conversations with the Governor's office. 

[Sacramento, CA] A comprehensive package of legislation authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has successfully cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee and is headed to the Senate floor for consideration.

[SACRAMENTO, CA] — Following the successful passage in the California State Assembly, a comprehensive package of 13 bills authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan has advanced to the California Senate for consideration.