Michigan House Judiciary Committee hears testimony on two AI bills; HB4668 sent to communications panel

The Michigan House Judiciary Committee heard more than an hour of testimony on bills that would expand criminal penalties tied to AI and establish safety and auditing requirements for high‑risk AI systems, and it voted to send the broader safety measure to the House Communications and Technology Committee for further work.

Committee Chair (Representative) Leitner moved to refer House Bill 4668, the “Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Act,” to the Communications and Technology Committee; the motion passed on a recorded voice roll call “10 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pass,” the clerk announced. Committee members did not take a final vote on House Bill 4667, the bill proposing enhanced criminal penalties for crimes committed with the assistance of AI.

Supporters and opponents framed their positions around two central themes: public safety and the risk of a patchwork of state laws. Felix Desimone, organizing director of Paws AI US, said he supports HB4668 and described the bill as “common sense” guardrails for advanced models. Desimone told the committee the bill would…