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Committee moves language banning foreign-adversary genetic sequencers into AI bill; committee weighs single-subject concerns
Summary
The committee voted to move the contents of Senate Bill 234—which would bar state medical and research facilities from using genetic sequencers or analysis software made by specified foreign adversaries—into House Bill 2,313 after debating single-subject and testimony concerns.
The Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs voted to remove the contents of Senate Bill 234 and insert them into House Bill 2,313 (creating a senate substitute), after staff described the bill and members discussed related measures.
Jason, a staff member, summarized Senate Bill 234 as prohibiting medical and research facilities in the state from using genetic sequencers and software for genetic analysis that are produced by specified foreign adversaries; the bill defines "foreign adversary" by reference to named nations in federal guidance. Jason said the bill includes…
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