2027-04-01 · US-CA · 231 days from today
By April 1, 2027, California businesses using automated decision-making (ADMT) for significant decisions must serve pre-use notices, honor consumer opt-outs, respond to access requests about logic and outcomes, and enable appeals of automated decisions.
What it requires
Businesses must provide consumers with notice before using automated decision-making technology for significant decisions. Consumers must be able to opt out. When a consumer requests information about how an automated decision was made or what the outcome was, you must provide that information. Consumers must have a process to appeal or contest automated significant decisions. These requirements apply to any use of ADMT that produces legal or similarly significant effects on consumers.
Who it binds
Any for-profit, nonprofit, or public entity operating in California and covered by the CCPA that deploys automated decision-making technology to make or support significant decisions about consumers. This includes product teams, data teams, compliance officers, and in-house counsel at those organizations. Small businesses and non-CCPA-covered entities are not bound by this deadline.
How to check whether you comply
Inventory all systems using algorithms, ML models, or automated logic to make or substantially influence decisions about consumers (credit, employment, eligibility, access).
Audit each system for a pre-use notice template, opt-out mechanism, and access-request workflow.
Verify that your appeals or contest process is documented and accessible to consumers.
Confirm that your legal team or privacy lead has mapped which automated decisions trigger this obligation under the CCPA.
What teams get wrong
This deadline is confirmed. Teams often underestimate scope—'significant decisions' is broad and includes determinations that affect access to services or pricing, not just final go/no-go decisions. Ensure your appeals process is not just theoretical; it must allow meaningful review and reversal.
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California AI Transparency Act (SB 942) — platform duties — US-CA, 2027-01-01
CCPA regulations — ADMT compliance — US-CA, 2027-01-01
California AI Transparency Act (SB 942) — US-CA, 2026-08-02
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