Artificial intelligence by public bodies; Joint Commission on Technology & Science to examine use.
Summary
Use of artificial intelligence by public bodies; prohibitions; Commission on Artificial Intelligence established; report; sunset. Prohibits any public body from implementing any system that employs artificial intelligence, defined in the bill, unless such public body (i) performs an initial impact assessment and ongoing impact assessments of such system to ensure its use will not result in any unlawful discrimination against any individual or group of individuals or have any disparate impact on any individual or group of individuals and (ii) does not implement or ceases to use such system if such effects occur. The bill requires all public bodies that implement such systems to submit an annual report on such assessments and provide an inventory of all such systems used to the appropriate entity designated in the bill. The bill directs the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth to develop, publish, and maintain policies and procedures concerning systems that employ artificial intelligence and are used by public bodies. The bill creates the Commission on Artificial Intelligence to advise the General Assembly on issues related to artificial intelligence and make advisory recommendations on its findings. The Commission sunsets on July 1, 2027. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025. This bill incorporates SB 621.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Feb 1, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 678 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB487ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Passage (89-Y 7-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House with substitute (89-Y 7-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation (15-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Amended
Committee amendments rejected
upper
Feb 2, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0)
senate
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendments (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lashrecse Aird
DDemocratic
Co
Suhas Subramanyam
DDemocratic
Co
Todd Pillion
RRepublican
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