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# United States – California — Standards & Conformity | Global AI Monitor

### 09Standards & ConformityActive▾#

Executive Order N-5-26 - trusted AI procurement certifications (In force since 2026-03-30): Directs DGS and the Department of Technology to recommend, within 120 days, new certifications in state contracting for vendors to attest to safeguards against AI misuse.

3 instruments · 4 obligations · 10 claims · Next: 16 Nov 2026 (GovOps/Cal OES recommendations on frontier AI safety amendments due to Governor)

3 instruments (3 current) · 4 obligations · 10 claims · 4 milestones

Instruments

- Executive Order N-5-26 - trusted AI procurement certifications In force since 2026-03-30Directs DGS and the Department of Technology to recommend, within 120 days, new certifications in state contracting for vendors to attest to safeguards against AI misuse.Binding · Authority: California Department of General Services, California Department of Technology · Verified 8 Oct 2026 · [Official text](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/3.30-FINAL-Trusted-AI-Procurement-EO-N-5-26.pdf)
- Executive Order N-9-26 - AI oversight, independent verification and kill-switch recommendations In force since 2026-09-18Directs the Government Operations Agency to accelerate SB 813 and AB 1405 implementation (May 1, 2027 and December 1, 2027) and, with Cal OES, to recommend stronger frontier AI safeguards by November 16, 2026.Binding · Authority: California Government Operations Agency (GovOps) · Verified 8 Oct 2026 · [Official text](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FINAL-N-9-26-AI-EO-9.18.26-SIGNED.pdf)
- NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) Published 2023-01-26Voluntary, non-sector-specific US framework for managing AI risks; relevant to California as a national standard that frontier developers may incorporate under SB 53.Non-binding · Authority: National Institute of Standards and Technology · Verified 8 Oct 2026 · [Official text](https://www.nist.gov/publications/artificial-intelligence-risk-management-framework-ai-rmf-10)

Obligations

- Order ¶ 1GovOps must complete Government Code section 8898.1 requirements and post IVO application requirements, procedures and criteria no later than May 1, 2027.authorisation · Applies to: other · Executive Order N-9-26 - AI oversight, independent verification and kill-switch recommendations
- Order ¶ 2GovOps must complete Government Code section 11549.82(a) requirements and begin the actions required by subdivision (b) no later than December 1, 2027.registration · Applies to: other · Executive Order N-9-26 - AI oversight, independent verification and kill-switch recommendations
- Order ¶ 3GovOps, with Cal OES, must submit recommendations on embedding IVOs onsite, verified frameworks, kill-switch requirements and incident definitions no later than November 16, 2026.other · Applies to: other · Executive Order N-9-26 - AI oversight, independent verification and kill-switch recommendations
- Order ¶ 1DGS and CDT must submit to the Governor within 120 days recommendations for new certifications in state contracting on safeguards to protect public safety and prevent misuse of AI.other · Applies to: other · Executive Order N-5-26 - trusted AI procurement certifications

Milestones

- 28 Jul 2026 (conditional)DGS/CDT procurement certification recommendations due (120 days from 2026-03-30; date derived) Status not recordedExecutive Order N-5-26 - trusted AI procurement certifications
- 16 Nov 2026GovOps/Cal OES recommendations on frontier AI safety amendments due to Governor UpcomingExecutive Order N-9-26 - AI oversight, independent verification and kill-switch recommendations
- 1 May 2027GovOps completes Gov. Code section 8898.1 requirements (IVO application requirements and criteria) UpcomingExecutive Order N-9-26 - AI oversight, independent verification and kill-switch recommendations
- 1 Dec 2027GovOps completes Gov. Code section 11549.82(a) requirements (AI Auditor Registry) UpcomingExecutive Order N-9-26 - AI oversight, independent verification and kill-switch recommendations

Claims and evidence (10)
- The Governor signed Executive Order N-9-26 on September 18, 2026.Confidence: Probable · As of 18 Sep 2026 · evidencedEvidence and sources[Executive Order N-9-26 (signed 2026-09-18)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FINAL-N-9-26-AI-EO-9.18.26-SIGNED.pdf) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Signature blockIN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 18th day of September 2026.
- [Governor Newsom issues executive order on independent oversight and an AI kill switch (2026-09-18)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/18/governor-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-accelerate-independent-oversight-and-advance-the-creation-of-an-ai-kill-switch/) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Press release leadGovernor Newsom today issued an executive order directing actions to address the dangers of recent AI incidents.

- Binding on executive agencies; creates no enforceable private rights.Confidence: Probable · As of 18 Sep 2026 · evidencedEvidence and sources[Executive Order N-9-26 (signed 2026-09-18)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FINAL-N-9-26-AI-EO-9.18.26-SIGNED.pdf) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Order ¶ 1No later than May 1, 2027, the Government Operations Agency shall complete the requirements of Section 8898.1 of the Government Code and develop application requirements, procedures, and criteria for independent verification organizations and publicly post them, as required by law.
- [Executive Order N-9-26 (signed 2026-09-18)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FINAL-N-9-26-AI-EO-9.18.26-SIGNED.pdf) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Closing paragraphThis Order is not intended to, and does not, create any rights or benefits, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity

- GovOps must complete Gov. Code section 8898.1 requirements by May 1, 2027 and section 11549.82(a) requirements by December 1, 2027, and submit frontier AI safety amendment recommendations by November 16, 2026.Confidence: Probable · As of 18 Sep 2026 · evidencedEvidence and sources[Executive Order N-9-26 (signed 2026-09-18)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FINAL-N-9-26-AI-EO-9.18.26-SIGNED.pdf) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Order ¶ 1No later than May 1, 2027, the Government Operations Agency shall complete the requirements of Section 8898.1 of the Government Code and develop application requirements, procedures, and criteria for independent verification organizations and publicly post them, as required by law.
- [Executive Order N-9-26 (signed 2026-09-18)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FINAL-N-9-26-AI-EO-9.18.26-SIGNED.pdf) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Order ¶ 2No later than December 1, 2027, the Government Operations Agency shall complete the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 11549.82 of the Government Code
- [Executive Order N-9-26 (signed 2026-09-18)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FINAL-N-9-26-AI-EO-9.18.26-SIGNED.pdf) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Order ¶ 3shall, no later than November 16, 2026, submit to my office recommendations, developed in consultation with national experts, addressing the technical feasibility and potential efficacy of amendments to existing state laws regarding AI safety and security

- EO N-9-26 signed 2026-09-18.Confidence: Probable · As of 18 Sep 2026 · evidencedEvidence and sources[Executive Order N-9-26 (signed 2026-09-18)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FINAL-N-9-26-AI-EO-9.18.26-SIGNED.pdf) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Signature blockIN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 18th day of September 2026.

- Executive Order N-5-26 was signed on March 30, 2026.Confidence: Probable · As of 30 Mar 2026 · evidencedEvidence and sources[Executive Order N-5-26 - trusted AI procurement (signed 2026-03-30)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/3.30-FINAL-Trusted-AI-Procurement-EO-N-5-26.pdf) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Signature blockIN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of California to be affixed this 30th day of March 2026.

- Binding on named state departments.Confidence: Probable · As of 30 Mar 2026 · evidencedEvidence and sources[Executive Order N-5-26 - trusted AI procurement (signed 2026-03-30)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/3.30-FINAL-Trusted-AI-Procurement-EO-N-5-26.pdf) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Order ¶ 1Within 120 days of the issuance of this Order, the Department of General Services (DGS) and the Department of Technology (CDT) shall submit recommendations to the Governor for new certifications that may be incorporated into state contracting processes

- DGS and CDT must submit recommendations on new state-contracting certifications within 120 days of the Order.Confidence: Probable · As of 30 Mar 2026 · evidencedEvidence and sources[Executive Order N-5-26 - trusted AI procurement (signed 2026-03-30)](https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/3.30-FINAL-Trusted-AI-Procurement-EO-N-5-26.pdf) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Order ¶ 1Within 120 days of the issuance of this Order, the Department of General Services (DGS) and the Department of Technology (CDT) shall submit recommendations to the Governor for new certifications that may be incorporated into state contracting processes

- NIST published AI RMF 1.0 (NIST AI 100-1) on January 26, 2023.Confidence: Probable · As of 26 Jan 2023 · evidencedEvidence and sources[NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), NIST AI 100-1](https://www.nist.gov/publications/artificial-intelligence-risk-management-framework-ai-rmf-10) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · AbstractThe Framework is intended to be voluntary, rights-preserving, non-sector specific, and use-case agnostic
- [NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), NIST AI 100-1](https://www.nist.gov/publications/artificial-intelligence-risk-management-framework-ai-rmf-10) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · Page headerPublished January 26, 2023 ### Author(s) Elham Tabassi

- The framework is voluntary.Confidence: Probable · As of 26 Jan 2023 · evidencedEvidence and sources[NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), NIST AI 100-1](https://www.nist.gov/publications/artificial-intelligence-risk-management-framework-ai-rmf-10) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · AbstractThe Framework is intended to be voluntary, rights-preserving, non-sector specific, and use-case agnostic

- The AI RMF is a voluntary framework.Confidence: Probable · As of 26 Jan 2023 · evidencedEvidence and sources[NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), NIST AI 100-1](https://www.nist.gov/publications/artificial-intelligence-risk-management-framework-ai-rmf-10) T1 · retrieved · retrieved 8 Oct 2026 · AbstractThe Framework is intended to be voluntary, rights-preserving, non-sector specific, and use-case agnostic

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