CT SB01103: An Act Concerning Artificial Intelligence, Automated Decision-making And Personal Data Privacy.

In one paragraph

Connecticut's Public Act 23-16 governs AI in state government. The Department of Administrative Services (for all state agencies) and the Judicial Department must inventory the AI systems in use by December 31, 2023 and yearly after, and post them. OPM and the Judicial Branch set policies by February 1, 2024 for buying, using and assessing AI; from then, agencies may not deploy an AI system without an impact assessment showing it will not cause unlawful discrimination or disparate impact. It formed a working group on AI best practices and an AI bill of rights, and from October 1, 2023 state contracts must require compliance with the data privacy act. Signed June 7, 2023.

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What it means for business

Vendors selling AI to Connecticut agencies or courts: systems are listed publicly and need an impact assessment against unlawful discrimination before use. Any business contracting with a state agency since Oct. 1, 2023 must agree to follow the data privacy act.

Key provisions

1. 1Defines AI broadly: techniques such as machine learning designed to approximate a cognitive task, and systems designed to think or act like a human or to act rationally
2. 2By December 31, 2023 and annually thereafter, DAS (for all state agencies) and the Judicial Department inventory their AI systems, listing vendor, capabilities and uses, whether it makes or supports decisions, and whether it had an impact assessment; inventories are public
3. 3By February 1, 2024, OPM and the Judicial Department set policies on developing, procuring, implementing, using and assessing AI that ensure no system results in unlawful discrimination or disparate impact
4. 4From February 1, 2024, no state agency or the Judicial Department may implement an AI system without a prior impact assessment, or if it determines the system will cause unlawful discrimination or disparate impact; DAS and the Judicial Department assess systems on an ongoing basis
5. 5A legislative working group (10 voting, 11 nonvoting members) recommends best practices for ethical and equitable AI use in state government, private-sector AI rules and a Connecticut AI bill of rights based on the White House blueprint; report due February 1, 2024
6. 6From October 1, 2023, state contracting agencies may not contract with a business unless the contract requires it to comply with the Connecticut Data Privacy Act
7. 7Signed June 7, 2023; AI sections effective July 1, 2023, the working group on passage, the contract rule October 1, 2023

Latest legislative action

Jun 7, 2023. Signed by the Governor (Public Act 23-16)

Sponsors (showing 5 of 10)

Roll call votes (showing 3 of 4)

Amendments (3)

• Senate LCO Amendment #7502 (D) Not adopted 2023-05-09
• Senate LCO Amendment #7639 (J) Not adopted 2023-05-09
• Senate Schedule A LCO# 7769 (J) Not adopted 2023-05-11