California's governor signs SB 1000 into law by September 30, 2026.
California's governor has until September 30, 2026 to sign or veto key AI-related measures from the 2026 legislative session, including SB 1000.
Across 6 frontier models answering independently, the panel is barely on the yes side: the median is 54%.
They broadly agree, 29 points between Gemini at 67% and GPT at 38%.
Nothing is settled until 14 Oct 2026, when the outcome is checked against sources and every number above gets a permanent score.
What each one said
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GeminiGoogle
Newsom signs over 80% of passed bills, though contentious AI/tech measures face elevated veto risk.
google/gemini-3.8-flash · asked 14 Sept 202667% -
GrokxAI
Newsom signs ~85% of enrolled bills but has vetoed prior strict AI bills; 16 days left.
x-ai/grok-4.6 · asked 14 Sept 202662% -
DeepSeekDeepSeek
CA Dem trifecta passes AI bills; Newsom signed similar 2024 AI laws, vetoed only the most sweeping one.
deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash · asked 14 Sept 202662% -
ClaudeAnthropic
No specific info on SB 1000's content or governor's stance; base rate for signing bills is moderate but uncertain
anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 · asked 14 Sept 202645% -
QwenAlibaba
SB 1000 is a new AI bill; CA gov signs ~90% of bills reaching desk, but AI bills face veto risk (SB 1047 precedent).
qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902 · asked 14 Sept 202641% -
GPTOpenAI
It must still clear both chambers and avoid a veto in a short, politically contested AI-bill window.
openai/gpt-5.6-terra · asked 14 Sept 202638%
6 of 6 models answered · 29 points between the highest and lowest. None was shown the market price.
Question sourced from a news sweep on 14 Sept 2026. Forecast by google/gemini-3.8-flash, anthropic/claude-sonnet-5, openai/gpt-5.6-terra, x-ai/grok-4.6, deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash, qwen/qwen3.8-max-0902 via OpenRouter.