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CA AB2212

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Bauer-Kahan

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires California public universities and community colleges to update sexual harassment policies to prohibit creation or distribution of digitized sexually explicit material (deepfakes) without written consent, classifying such disclosure as sexual exploitation

  • Provides up to $1,000 in financial assistance to students who are verified victims of digitized sexually explicit material to help identify and remove the content, beginning September 1, 2027, contingent on budget appropriation

  • Mandates campus orientations include educational information on harassment, intimidation, bullying, sexual exploitation, and technology-facilitated sexual harassment, with annual student training requirements

  • Expands definitions in the Equity in Higher Education Act to include terms such as "digitized sexually explicit material," "technology-facilitated sexual harassment," "cyber sexual bullying," "doxing," and "affirmative consent"

  • Authorizes grants through UCLA's Center for the Study of Women to research prevention and adjudication of sexual harassment, sexual violence, and sexual exploitation at public postsecondary institutions, upon budget appropriation

Legislative Description

Postsecondary education: sexual harassment, harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies: student orientation and training.

Last Action

Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and P. & C.P.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Higher Education3/9/2026

Full Bill Text

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