Committee refers HB 669 to appropriations after debate on AI impersonation and enforcement
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Summary
House Bill 669, as substituted, would bar deployers of certain AI systems from allowing those systems to reasonably appear to be licensed professionals and gives the attorney general exclusive enforcement authority; the committee voted to report the substitute and refer the bill to appropriations 18–1.
Chair Glass presented a substitute for House Bill 669 and moved to report the substitute and refer the bill to the Appropriations Committee. The substitute concentrates enforcement authority with the Attorney General, provides a cure period for deployers alleged to have violated the law, and imposes a notice requirement for deployers when an AI system could reasonably mislead a user into believing they are interacting with a human performing licensed professional services.
Chair Glass summarized the main provisions: the substitute gives the attorney general exclusive authority to enforce the bill, provides a cure period for alleged violations, and requires deployers to give "clear, conspicuous, and explicit notice" to users in situations where a reasonable person would be misled into thinking they were interacting with a licensed professional.
The committee voted to report HB 669 and refer it to Appropriations by a vote of 18 to 1.
The referral to Appropriations means any budget implications will be considered as the bill proceeds. The transcript does not record further amendments in committee; the bill will next be considered in Appropriations or on the floor according to legislative scheduling.
Ending: HB 669 was reported and referred to Appropriations; the Attorney General would have exclusive enforcement authority under the substitute if the proposal becomes law.