GA SB37: "AI Accountability Act"; enact

In one paragraph

Georgia's SB 37, the "AI Accountability Act" (as introduced, LC 59 0049), would require every governmental entity (including departments, agencies, counties, municipalities and school systems) to publish on a public website by December 31, 2026, and then maintain, an artificial intelligence system usage plan. It would also create a 12-member Georgia Board for Artificial Intelligence to publish model plans. Introduced January 2025 and read and referred January 28, 2025; it did not pass either house and died when the 2025-2026 session ended.

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What it means for business

None: the bill died and did not become law. It would have applied only to government entities, not private businesses.

Key provisions

1. 1New Code section 50-1-14: each governmental entity would have to publish, by December 31, 2026, and then maintain a comprehensive AI system usage plan
2. 2The plan would have to cover goals and objectives, steps to avoid bias, data privacy measures, governance roles, compliance with laws, human oversight, employee training, incident response protocols and incident reporting procedures
3. 3Would create the Georgia Board for Artificial Intelligence: 12 members (4 each appointed by the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House), attached to the Georgia Technology Authority for administrative purposes only
4. 4The board would publish model AI system usage plans and, by January 1, 2026 and annually after, report recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker
5. 5Members would serve without compensation beyond expenses; funding would come from funds made available to the Georgia Technology Authority
6. 6Status: read and referred in the Senate on January 28, 2025; not passed by either chamber; died at the end of the 2025-2026 session

Latest legislative action

Jan 28, 2025. Senate Read and Referred

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