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Committee approves statewide study on automation, robotics and AI workforce impacts
Summary
CS Senate Bill 936, requiring the Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research at the Department of Commerce to conduct a statewide study on automation, robotics and AI every three years, was reported favorably by the committee with sponsor and agency support.
Senate Bill 936, a statewide study requirement on automation, robotics and artificial intelligence and their impacts on the state workforce, was reported favorably by the Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development.
Senator Davis, sponsor of SB 936, told the committee that the bill "requires the Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research at the Department of Commerce to perform a statewide study on the effects of automation, robotics, and AI on the state's workforce." The study is to be repeated every three years to update policy recommendations. Senator Davis said the Department can absorb the work with minimal fiscal impact and that Secretary Alex Kelly supports the legislation.
No public testimony or appearance forms were filed on this bill at the committee hearing. Seeing no debate, the committee recorded a roll-call vote to report SB 936 favorably.
The clerk’s roll call (as recorded in the hearing) shows the committee voting to report SB 936 favorably (all present voting Yes). Outcome: reported favorably by roll call.
Next steps: The bill will proceed with committee recommendation; the sponsor said agency staff will carry out the study at intervals specified in the bill.
