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Committee adopts amendment defining AI watermark and scope of bill to generative systems

5557191 · June 18, 2025

Summary

Senator Blessing's amendment to Senate Bill 163 defines 'watermark' as data embedded in AI‑generated products attributing creation to generative AI and clarifies the bill applies to generative AI systems; the amendment was adopted with no objection and written opponent testimony from TechNet was entered.

Senator Blessing moved to adopt amendment 0546‑1 during the third hearing on Senate Bill 163. The amendment defines “watermark” as data embedded within an AI‑generated product that attributes the creation of such product to generative AI and specifies that the bill applies to generative artificial intelligence systems.

“The amendment defines watermark as data embedded within an AI generated product that attributes the creation of such product to generative AI,” Senator Blessing said when explaining the amendment. Committee members raised no objections and the chair declared the amendment part of the bill.

Written opponent testimony from TechNet was entered into the committee record. The committee recorded this as the bill’s third hearing; no roll‑call vote was recorded on the amendment during the session.

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