Committee refers amended HB 713 (FAIR Act) to appropriations; bill would require base-model disclosures and create enforcement fund
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Summary
The committee reported HB 713 as amended — dubbed the FAIR Act — which would require disclosure by base AI model developers, create a Fair AI Enforcement Fund for enforcement of AI misuse/bias/workforce disruption, and delay the bill’s effective date to July 1, 2027; the committee referred the amended bill to appropriations.
Chair Glass presented House Bill 713, amended, establishing the Fostering Access, Innovation, and Responsibility (FAIR) Act. As amended, the bill requires developers of a base artificial intelligence model to make specified disclosures in terms of service or other content in a manner appropriate to the medium and accessible to users.
Chair Glass said the bill would create a Fair AI Enforcement Fund to provide for agency enforcement of AI misuse, bias, and workforce disruption. The substitute and amendments also limit certain defenses available to defendants in criminal or civil actions alleging harm caused by an AI developer's system.
The committee considered the amendments and Chair Glass moved to report the bill with the substitute and amendments and refer it to Appropriations. The committee voted to report and refer the amended bill to Appropriations; the transcript records the report and referral but does not include a roll-call tally in the hearing record provided.
The bill carries a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027, which Chair Glass noted and which was part of the committee’s amended recommendation to move the measure to Appropriations for further consideration of fiscal impacts.
Ending: HB 713 was reported as amended and referred to Appropriations; budget and implementation questions will be considered in that committee before final floor action.