In one paragraph
Massachusetts S2630 would create an AI Innovation Trust Fund and the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (G.L. Chapter 93M). Large frontier developers (over $500,000,000 revenue, models trained with over 10^26 operations) would have to publish safety frameworks, and critical safety incidents would be reported to the Attorney General within 15 days. Reported favorably and referred to Senate Ways and Means October 16, 2025; it has not passed either chamber.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill has not been enacted. If enacted, frontier model developers would face publication, incident-reporting and whistleblower duties, with civil penalties up to $1,000,000 per violation.
Key provisions
- Creates the Massachusetts Artificial Intelligence Innovation Trust Fund (grants for AI developers, entrepreneurship programs and research) and a MassCompute consortium to design a public cloud computing cluster, subject to appropriation.
- Large frontier developers must publish and follow a frontier AI framework, review it at least annually, and publish a transparency report with each new or substantially modified frontier model.
- Critical safety incidents must be reported to the Attorney General within 15 days of discovery; an imminent risk of death or serious injury must be disclosed to an appropriate authority within 24 hours.
- Includes whistleblower protections, and large frontier developers must offer an anonymous internal reporting process.
- Civil penalties up to $1,000,000 per violation, recoverable only in a civil action by the Attorney General.
- No general effective date; January 1, 2027 for first Attorney General reports.
Latest legislative action
Oct 16, 2025. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Sponsors (showing 5 of 6)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles D. Baker | Primary |
| Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity | Primary |
| Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure | Primary |
| Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government | Primary |
| Senate Committee on Rules | Primary |
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