Committee advances bill requiring generative-AI developers to post training documentation

A proposed substitute for House Bill 11 68 that would require developers of generative artificial intelligence systems to publish documentation about training data and provenance was reported out of the Technology, Economic Development, and Veterans Committee on Jan. 28, 2025, with a due-pass recommendation.

The committee moved the proposed substitute (H-913.1) and, after debate and amendment votes, approved the substitute as amended by an adopted amendment commonly referred to in the record as Wale 205. Representative Ryu, chair of the Technology, Economic Development, and Veterans Committee, announced the final vote as 8 ayes and 5 nays; the committee subsequently recorded individual votes (see “Votes at a glance”).

The bill, as explained to the committee by Emily Poole, staff to the committee, would require developers of generative AI systems to post documentation describing certain aspects of datasets and system provenance and would provide for Attorney General enforcement with civil penalties. The proposed substitute makes several definitional changes (for example, adjusting references throughout the…