Virginia House Bill 2046

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N 0-A)
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies; work group; report. Creates requirements for the development, deployment, and use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems, as defined in the bill, by public bodies. The bill also directs the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth (CIO) to develop, publish, and maintain policies and procedures concerning the development, procurement, implementation, utilization, and ongoing assessment of systems that employ high-risk artificial intelligence systems that are consistent with the requirements created by the bill. The bill directs the CIO to convene a work group to examine the impact on and the ability of local governments to comply with the requirements of the bill. The substantive requirements of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.

High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies, report.

Del. Bonita Anthony [D]	Del. Debra Gardner [D]	Del. Dan Helmer [D]	Del. Michael Jones [D]
Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra [D]	Del. Destiny LeVere Bolling [D]	Del. Joshua Thomas [D]

2025-01-31 - House - Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-27 - House - Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N) (Y: 12 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-01-27 - House - Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 4-N 1-A) (Y: 5 N: 4 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N 0-A)
2025-02-03	House	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2025-02-03	House	Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute agreed to
2025-02-03	House	Read second time
2025-02-02	House	Read first time
2025-01-31	House	Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
2025-01-28	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2046)
2025-01-27	House	Assigned Approps sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
2025-01-27	House	Committee substitute printed 25106183D-H1
2025-01-27	House	Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute and referred to Appropriations (12-Y 10-N)
2025-01-27	House	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (5-Y 4-N 1-A)
2025-01-23	House	Assigned CT & I sub: Communications
2025-01-20	House	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB2046)
2025-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
2025-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25102638D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2046
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2046/text/HB2046
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2046/text/HB2046H1
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1023547.PDF
Supplement	https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1032158.PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2046/20251/H21001V2511157
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2046/20251/H21V2511180
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/vote-details/HB2046/20251/H02V2512183