California Cybersecurity Integration Center: artificial intelligence.
Summary
Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to establish and lead the California Cybersecurity Integration Center. Existing law states that the center's mission is to reduce the likelihood and severity of cyber incidents that could damage California's economy, its critical infrastructure, or public and private sector computer networks in the state. Existing law requires the center to serve as the central organizing hub of state government's cybersecurity activities and coordinate information sharing with specified entities, including local, state, and federal agencies. This bill would require the California Cybersecurity Integration Center to develop, on or before January 1, 2027, in consultation with the Office of Information Security and the Government Operations Agency, a California AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook, as specified, to facilitate information sharing across the cyber and artificial intelligence communities and to strengthen collective cyber defenses against emerging threats. The bill would require the center to review federal requirements, standards, and industry best practices, as specified, and to use those resources to inform the development of the California AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook. Except as specified, the bill would provide that any information related to cyber threat indicators or defensive measures for a cybersecurity purpose shared in accordance with the California AI Cybersecurity Collaboration Playbook is confidential and would prohibit that information from being disclosed, except as specified. The bill would also make findings and declarations related to its provisions. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Assembly Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Signed Oct 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly Jun 2, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Sep 11, 2025
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
11
Committee
11
Amendments
7
Oct 3, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Sep 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3383.).
lower
Sep 12, 2025
Introduced
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
lower
Sep 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2932.).
upper
Sep 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
upper
Aug 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
upper
Aug 29, 2025
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).
upper
Aug 18, 2025
Committee
In committee: Referred to suspense file.
upper
Jul 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Coms. on G.O. and JUD.
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 1870.)
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).
lower
May 14, 2025
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (May 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. Read second time and amended.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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