Thank you Asm. Pellerin for your leadership and to Katrina Baker for her testimony and advocacy on this issue.

AB 1988, our sponsored bill authored by @asmgailpellerin.bsky.social continues to move forward.

The bill passed out of the Assembly Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection yesterday with a unanimous 14-0 vote and now heads to the Assembly Health Committee next week!

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Katrina Baker, a 988 counselor with Didi Hirsch and member of our Next Gen Council—who drafted the initial concept for AB 1988—testified today alongside
@asmgailpellerin.bsky.social in support of this initiative, and we are grateful for their leadership on this critical issue.

What happens when someone in crisis turns to AI instead of a person?

Didi Hirsch is sponsoring AB 1988, a bill that would require chatbots to pause and connect users to real support like the
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline if they show signs of suicidal thoughts.