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HB 1170 In Committee

Law-enforcement agencies & sheriff's dept.; policy on use of covered artificial intelligence syst.

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Department of Criminal Justice Services; law-enforcement agencies and sheriff's departments; policy on use of covered artificial intelligence systems. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a model policy for the use of a covered artificial intelligence system, defined in the bill, by any state or local law-enforcement agency or sheriff's department by October 1, 2026. The bill also requires each local law-enforcement agency and sheriff's department and the Department of State Police to establish and adopt a written policy for the use of a covered AI system by such agency or department that meets or exceeds the model policy established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services by January 1, 2027.

The bill requires such policies be publicly available on the law-enforcement agency's or sheriff's department's website.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last action
Feb 2, 2026 — Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (21-Y 1-N)
Session
2026
Momentum
30 · Low