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House committee approves HJ4 to request interim study of artificial intelligence
Summary
The House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee voted 14-0 to pass House Joint Resolution 4, which requests an interim study on artificial intelligence and directs the legislative council to assign the study if selected.
The House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee voted to pass House Joint Resolution 4 on Oct. 12, 2025, sending a request for an interim study on artificial intelligence to the full Legislature.
"This joint resolution in front of you will be put forward so that we can recommend for an interim committee that will study AI," said Representative Gary Perry, sponsor of HJ4, during the committee hearing. "I really see this pretty broad broad scope." Representative Perry urged the committee to approve the resolution.
Why it matters: HJ4 requests that the Legislative Council assign an interim committee or statutory committee to study artificial intelligence and report back to the Legislature. If the resolution is approved on the House and Senate floors, it will be placed on a ranked list of study requests; only the top-ranked items are routinely staffed and studied during the interim.
Representative members questioned scope and funding. Representative Joy asked whether the study would require additional funding; Perry said anticipated costs would be limited to member per diem and travel. Representative Carter asked about the intended scope; Perry responded the study is intended to be broad and educational, covering topics such as power consumption, labor impacts and other potential harms and benefits. "That's exactly why I'm bringing this bill," Perry said in response to concerns about power, employment and sectoral impacts.
Committee members also discussed how interim studies are prioritized. Legislative staff explained members will be asked to rank study requests after the session; staffing and available FTE determine which studies proceed.
The committee took a voice vote and recorded proxies for three absent members; the clerk reported 14 ayes and no noes. The committee recorded the motion that HJ4 "do pass." Passing the committee does not guarantee the study will be staffed; it places HJ4 in the pool of study requests to be ranked by legislators for interim selection.
