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Appropriations committee debates sweeping AI and youth‑safety amendments; AI provenance, accessibility and enforcement were central

Washington State House Appropriations Committee · February 2, 2026
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Summary

Committee debated multiple amendments to AI and youth‑safety bills (notably second substitute HB 11‑70 and third substitute HB 18‑34), focusing on provenance detection tools, exemption of public entities, ADA/assistive‑technology compatibility, evidentiary thresholds for enforcement, and right‑to‑cure provisions; second substitute HB 11‑70 was reported out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation (roll call recorded).

The Appropriations Committee devoted substantial time to amendments and executive‑session motions for a package of technology and youth‑safety bills, including a heavily amended second substitute to House Bill 11‑70 addressing artificial intelligence provenance detection and a third substitute to House Bill 18‑34 addressing addictive feeds for minors.

Committee counsel and staff briefed multiple amendment pools (numbered pools in committee books). Debate centered on several recurring themes:

• Scope and exemptions: some amendments would have removed a government exemption so public entities would be covered by the bill’s provenance and latent disclosure requirements; proponents…

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