High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies, report.
Summary
High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies; work group; report. Creates requirements for the development, deployment, and use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems, as defined in the bill, by public bodies. The bill also directs the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth (CIO) to develop, publish, and maintain policies and procedures concerning the development, procurement, implementation, utilization, and ongoing assessment of systems that employ high-risk artificial intelligence systems that are consistent with the requirements created by the bill. The bill directs the CIO to convene a work group to examine the impact on and the ability of local governments to comply with the requirements of the bill. The substantive requirements of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
Bill status
failed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Last action Feb 22, 2025
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What changed between versions
Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute
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General Laws and Technology Substitute
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to change the legislative committee from Communications, Technology and Innovation to General Laws and Technology, and updated the date of offer for consideration from January 27, 2025 to February 11, 2025. The substantive policy content regarding high-risk artificial intelligence regulations remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Changed the proposing committee from House Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation to Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology
Updated the offer date from January 27, 2025 to February 11, 2025
Reformatted document layout with different line breaks and spacing
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 4, 2025
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 17, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
lower
Jan 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
lower
Jan 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Assigned CT & I sub: Communications
lower
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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