ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SAFETY
Summary
Creates the Artificial Intelligence Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act. Provides that a frontier artificial intelligence model developer or large chatbot provider shall write, implement, comply with, and clearly and conspicuously publish on its website a public safety and child protection plan. Provides that the Attorney General shall establish a mechanism to be used by a large frontier developer, a large chatbot provider, or a member of the public to report a safety incident related to specified artificial intelligence models or chatbots. Sets forth provisions concerning the protection of whistleblowers; third party audits of large frontier developers; and civil penalties. Provides for rulemaking by the Attorney General. Effective January 1, 2027.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2026
Last action May 22, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
2
Committee
5
May 22, 2026
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Edly-Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Doris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
GG
Graciela Guzmán
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Ellman
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Walker
DDemocratic
Co
Meg Loughran Cappel
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Porfirio
DDemocratic
Co
Patrick Joyce
DDemocratic
Co
Rachel Ventura
DDemocratic
Co
Sue Rezin
RRepublican
Co
Suzy Glowiak Hilton
DDemocratic
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