News California AB 2713 AI Transparency Act Adjustment 2026
April 22, 2026 — California AB 2713 Advances to Assembly Floor, Adjusting AI Transparency Act Provenance Requirements
The California Assembly Policy and Procedure Committee approved Assembly Bill 2713 by a 15-0 vote on April 22, 2026, ordering the bill to third reading on the Assembly floor. The legislation adjusts the California AI Transparency Act (SB 942, operative August 2, 2026) by broadening how online platforms must handle AI content provenance data and increasing civil penalties.
Key Changes to the AI Transparency Act
AB 2713 modifies several provisions of SB 942, which requires large online platforms to display provenance data and digital signatures indicating AI-generated content:
- Disclosure language: Changes the requirement from displaying whether provenance data or digital signatures "are available" to whether they "are embedded into, attached to, or otherwise associated with the content," broadening the scope of what platforms must disclose.[1]
- Inspection of provenance data: Expands inspection access beyond data compliant with specific standards bodies to any system provenance data embedded in or associated with content, allowing inspection via: (1) direct display in the platform's UI, (2) downloadable content with attached data, or (3) links to data on the platform's site or third-party apps.[1][2]
- Prohibition on stripping data: Revises the ban on stripping provenance data to specifically prohibit removing such data "downloaded from the platform," closing a potential loophole in the original act.[1]
- Civil penalties: Increases the per-violation civil penalty to $5,500.[1]
Legislative Progress
AB 2713 was approved by the Assembly Policy and Procedure Committee on April 22, 2026 (15-0) and ordered to third reading. The bill aims to broaden detection and access to provenance data beyond strict standards compliance, addressing concerns that the original SB 942 requirements were too narrow in how platforms could present AI content metadata.[2]
Context
AB 2713 is one of several California AI bills advancing through the legislature in April 2026. Other bills moving forward include AB 2575 (AI in healthcare), AB 2653 (Sweatfree AI Code of Conduct), and AB 2027 (worker data protection). The California Legislature is intensifying committee hearings as key appropriations deadlines approach.[2]
See Also
- California SB 1000 — AI Content Provenance Bill
- California AI Bills Advance to Appropriations
- California Appropriations Advances AI Bills