United States of America: Introduced California Bill on Automated Decision Tools (AB 2930) including non-discrimination requirement

On 15 February 2024, the Bill on Automated Decision Tools (AB 2930) was introduced in the California House of Representatives. The Bill includes provisions against algorithmic discrimination, defining it as unjust differential treatment based on characteristics such as race, colour, ethnicity, sex, religion and genetic information, among others. Furthermore, the Bill would prohibit developers from offering automated decision tools to users if they result in algorithmic discrimination. In case of non-compliance, deployers or developers face civil penalties of USD 25’000 per violation.