Newsom signs bill, SB 574

On 2026-10-01, Bloomberg Law, Business & Practice reported that Newsom signed a bill on lawyer and arbitrator AI use. Bloomberg Law, Business & Practice described the bill as first-of-its-kind.

Legaltech News (Law.com) reported that lawyers face stronger AI review responsibilities under a new California law. The outlet identified the measure as SB 574 and linked the lawyer responsibilities to that measure.

Legaltech News (Law.com) also reported that SB 574 bars arbitrators from relinquishing their decision-making powers to generative artificial intelligence. The arbitrator provision was included in the account of the new California law.

Bloomberg Law, Business & Practice’s 2026-10-02 account described California’s AI law as presenting lawyers with tough disclosure decisions. That account focused on disclosure decisions as a separate issue for lawyers under the law.

Together, the descriptions of SB 574 cover lawyer review responsibilities, lawyer disclosure decisions and limits on arbitrators relinquishing decision-making powers to generative artificial intelligence, according to Legaltech News (Law.com) and Bloomberg Law, Business & Practice.