Committee adopts amended bill on AI‑generated content and advances House Bill 17‑47
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A House committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 17‑47 that standardizes the definition of 'artificial intelligence,' narrows retroactivity and changes certain mandatory language; the committee then voted to advance the substitute 5‑3 with two members recorded as present.
The Emerging Issues Committee adopted a House Committee amendment to House Bill 17‑47 and voted the substitute 'due pass,' advancing the bill out of committee.
Chairman Christ moved that the committee consider House Bill 17‑47 and adopt a committee amendment ending in 0.01h; Representative Miller, the bill sponsor, reviewed the changes for committee members. Miller said the amendment "standardiz[es] or normaliz[es] on the definition of artificial intelligence" by referencing federal language and adjusts several provisions to address concerns raised during the original hearing.
Miller described four principal changes: aligning the AI definition with federal language cited in committee (as referenced in the hearing), replacing a compelling 'shall' requirement in at least one place with 'may' to reduce mandatory compulsion, revising language that allows use of marks to avoid damages in court, and narrowing any retroactive application so the bill focuses on future content rather than imposing marking requirements on past material. "The intent of the bill, of course, is still original to give people a cause of action," Miller told the committee.
Ranking Member Representative Fuchs praised the amendment as clarifying a broad topic. "I feel like this is a like, I feel like this is an ocean or space, you know, AI. So I think we have to start somewhere," Fuchs said, and suggested the committee may want to continue coordinated work on AI policy.
Representative Peters asked whether the Secretary of State's office had been consulted about creating a state mark; Miller replied that office had not contacted her but that the Secretary of State's role would be limited to creating the graphic mark and that the work would largely be "graphic designer" tasks.
After discussion, the committee adopted the House Committee amendment by voice, rolled the amendments into a substitute, adopted the substitute, and then voted on the substitute. The clerk recorded a roll‑call vote of 5 ayes, 3 noes and 2 present; the chair announced the bill 'due pass.' The committee record shows Vice Chair Peters and Representative Thomas among those recorded as voting no during the roll call.
The substitute advances the legislation with the adopted changes; no further scheduling for floor action was recorded in committee testimony.
