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California has moved from a proposal to enacted rules for the organizations that assess AI. SB813 gives GovOps responsibility for qualifying independent verifiers, with criteria due by January2028. AB1405 adds a registry and, from January2029, restricts who may sell covered audits. They establish standards for the assessors; SB813 expressly preserves operation without purchasing this verification service.
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California SB813 — enacted September 2026 → Enacts verifier-designation duties → California Government Operations Agency
Event or period: 2026-09-09; checked 13 September 2026
SB813 assigns GovOps the development of qualification, suspension and termination criteria. Rules are due on or before January1,2028.
California SB813 — enacted September 2026 → Preserves ability to operate without this audit route → SB813 assessed developer/deployer/operator
Event or period: 2026-09-09; checked 13 September 2026
Section8898.4 does not require engagement of an IVO or a covered audit as a condition of developing, deploying or operating an AI system.
SB813 assessed developer/deployer/operator → May pay market rates; outcome-contingent fees barred → SB813 independent-verifier role
Event or period: 2026-09-09; checked 13 September 2026
The enacted criteria allow the assessed party to pay an IVO at reasonable market rates while requiring independence and forbidding fees contingent on the assessment result.
California AB1405 — AI auditor registration → Requires registry by January2029 → California AI Auditor Registry — scheduled
Event or period: 2029-01-01; checked 13 September 2026
AB1405 requires GovOps to create an online AI-auditor registry and set annual fees no higher than reasonable administration costs.
California Government Operations Agency → Administers registration and misconduct channel → California AI Auditor Registry — scheduled
Event or period: 2026-09-09; checked 13 September 2026
GovOps receives registration information, can investigate violations, remove auditors from the registry and refer matters for enforcement.
California AB1405 — AI auditor registration → Uses existing accountancy oversight → California Board of Accountancy
Event or period: 2026-09-09; checked 13 September 2026
Specified qualified accountancy work can satisfy parts of AB1405 through professional standards. GovOps must refer covered accountant misconduct findings to the Board for investigation and a report.
OpenAI → Publicly endorses auditor legislation → California SB813 — enacted September 2026
Event or period: 2026-09-09; checked 13 September 2026
OpenAI endorsed SB813 as a route to qualified independent assessment.
OpenAI → Publicly endorses auditor registration → California AB1405 — AI auditor registration
Event or period: 2026-09-09; checked 13 September 2026
OpenAI endorsed AB1405 registration, independence and accountability requirements.
California Government Operations Agency → Must develop verifier qualification and removal procedures → SB813 independent-verifier role
Enacted 9 September2026; general effect January2027; rules due January2028.
SB813 assigns GovOps qualification, suspension and termination procedures for independent verification organizations, due by January1,2028. This is an enacted assignment; no specific designation is established.