Bill Text: VA SB621 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Artificial Intelligence, Commission on; established, report, sunset provision.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-31 - Incorporated by Finance and Appropriations [SB621 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2024-SB621-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 25 of Title 2.2 an article numbered 14, consisting of sections numbered 2.2-2565 through 2.2-2570, as follows:
§2.2-2565. Commission on Artificial Intelligence; purpose.
The Commission on Artificial Intelligence (the Commission) is established as an advisory commission in the executive branch of state government.
The purpose of the Commission is to advise the Governor on issues related to artificial intelligence and make advisory recommendations based on its findings.
§2.2-2566. Membership; terms; quorum; meetings.
The Commission shall have a total membership of 20 members that shall consist of six legislative members, 13 nonlegislative citizen members, and one ex officio member. Members shall be appointed as follows: two members of the Senate, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; four members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; four nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; four nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and five nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. One such nonlegislative citizen member shall have a background or expertise in artificial intelligence, information technology, or digital ethics. The Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth or his designee shall serve ex officio with nonvoting privileges. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Commission shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.
Legislative members and ex officio members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.
Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. All members may be reappointed.
No Senate member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms, no House member shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, no nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the Senate Committee on Rules shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms, and no nonlegislative citizen member appointed by the Governor shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. The remainder of any term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment.
The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet no more than three times each year. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request.
§2.2-2567. Compensation; expenses.
Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in §30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in §2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency.
§2.2-2568. Powers and duties of the Commission.
The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly regarding artificial intelligence and any of its findings.
2. Study the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce of the Commonwealth and strategies with which to prevent the occurrence of unlawful discrimination against individuals or groups in the use of artificial intelligence.
3. Assess potential options for an AI Bill of Rights concerning the regulation and use of artificial intelligence in the private sector that may be adopted in the Commonwealth.
4. Create a definition of artificial intelligence, develop ethical principles for the use of artificial intelligence and how such principles should be implemented in the Commonwealth, and recommend guidelines and restrictions for the collection, use, and sharing of personal information that are tailored to the requirements of a product or service.
5. Submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual report for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports. The chairman of the Commission shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly an annual executive summary of the interim activity and work of the Commission no later than the first day of each regular session of the General Assembly. The executive summary shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly's website.
§2.2-2569. Staffing.
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency shall provide staff support to the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Commission, upon request.
§2.2-2570. Sunset.
This article shall expire on July 1, 2027.
