2026 Regular Session
HB3545
Technology; artificial intelligence; state agencies; prohibited uses; permitted uses; Office of Management and Enterprise Services; effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Likes
Among other restricted uses of AI by state agencies, this bill prohibits the use of AI for real-time and remote biometric identification systems used for surveillance in public spaces, such as facial recognition. However, such surveillance use of AI is allowed when such use is conducted pursuant to a valid warrant or court order or in circumstances involving a specific imminent threat to life or serious injury. Regarding the surveillance exception pursuant to a valid warrant or court order we suggest the language be revised to require any warrant or court order be a probable cause warrant as required by the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution.
Creates guardrails for AI use in state government. It would restrict high-risk uses such as manipulation, unlawful discrimination through automated classification systems, real-time remote biometric surveillance in public spaces, and deceptive or malicious deepfakes. It also would require human review of certain AI-driven recommendations and would strengthen transparency by requiring agency reporting and an annual statewide AI report published by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services.
Good bill, wish it was even stronger!
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 9, 2026 · House
House: Government Modernization and Technology Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
7 yea–0 nay
February 24, 2026 · House
House: Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
14 yea–0 nay
March 11, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
96 yea–0 nay · 3 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Technology and Telecommunications
February 3, 2026 · House
Government Modernization and Technology
February 3, 2026 · House
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Second Reading referred to Technology and Telecommunications
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0 View roll call
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Clinton
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House General Order
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Hill, Stewart
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee
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House Authored by Senator Alvord (principal Senate author)
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Hildebrant, Olsen, Pae, Alonso-Sandoval
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House Policy recommendation to the Commerce and Economic Development Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Modernization and Technology
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House Referred to Government Modernization and Technology
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House Second Reading referred to Commerce and Economic Development Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Maynard
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House First Reading