2025 Regular SessionConnecticut Legislature

SB00002: An Act Concerning Artificial Intelligence.

Legislative Summary

To (1) establish various requirements concerning artificial intelligence systems, (2) require the Department of Economic and Community Development to (A) establish an artificial intelligence regulatory sandbox program, (B) plan to establish a technology transfer program, (C) establish a confidential computing cluster, (D) conduct a "CT AI Symposium", and (E) design an algorithmic computer model, (3) require the Board of Regents for Higher Education to establish a "Connecticut AI Academy" and require the Labor Department, and home visiting programs overseen by the Commissioner of Early Childhood, to provide information concerning said academy, (4) establish a Connecticut Technology Advisory Board, (5) modify the "computer science education and workforce development account", (6) modify the Technology Talent and Innovation Fund Advisory Committee, (7) establish an artificial intelligence systems fellowship program, (8) establish an artificial intelligence task force, (9) require state agencies to take various actions regarding generative artificial intelligence, and (10) prohibit dissemination of certain synthetic images.

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Bill History

1/8/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
Senate
1/22/2025
Vote to Draft
Senate
2/19/2025
Drafted by Committee
Senate
2/20/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
Senate
2/21/2025
Public Hearing 02/26
Senate
3/21/2025
Joint Favorable Substitute
Senate
3/24/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/3/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/25 5:00 PM
Senate
4/3/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/25 5:00 PM
Senate
4/9/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/9/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
4/9/2025
Senate Calendar Number 328
Senate
4/9/2025
File Number 603
Senate

Roll Call Votes

GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
3/21/2025
17
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
GL Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)
1/22/2025
0
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED