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Committee backs HJR 26 to set evidentiary standards for machine-generated evidence
Summary
The committee voted 6–1 to pass HJR 26, which would require courts to apply reliability scrutiny to machine-generated (AI) evidence comparable to expert-witness standards; supporters cited investigative utility and parity with federal developments, while court staff urged the judiciary process to continue.
Representative Ballard introduced HJR 26 as a legislative response to evolving uses of machine-generated analysis in criminal investigations and court proceedings. Ballard said the measure would ensure that conclusions produced by algorithms meet reliability and data-disclosure standards before admissibility.
Stuart Young, criminal deputy attorney general, told the committee that Rule 702 typically governs expert testimony and explained a perceived gap: if machine…
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