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License for artificial intelligence independent verification organizations established, advisory council established, rulemaking authorized, and reports required.
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Not law. Minnesota's HF 4544 would have added Minn. Stat. 325M.50 to 325M.54 letting the commissioner of commerce license AI independent verification organizations that assess whether AI models or applications meet standards for preventing personal injury and property damage. An advisory council would be created, and a verified model would get a rebuttable presumption against liability in injury suits. Verification would be voluntary. It never left committee.
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What it means for business
None: the bill died, so it creates no obligations for AI developers or deployers in Minnesota.
Key provisions
- Would have added Minn. Stat. 325M.50 to 325M.54; commissioner of commerce administers licensing and may adopt rules; fees set to offset administrative costs
- An applicant must file a plan (risks, metrics, audits, disclosures, personnel, independence) and show independence from the AI community; the license lists the risks and markets covered
- Mandatory license revocation for grounds such as a materially misleading plan or compromised independence; the commissioner may allow a cure
- Licensed organizations must implement their plans, revoke verification when developers or deployers fail requirements, and file annual reports kept ten years
- Advisory council in the Department of Commerce with commissioner-appointed members, conflict-of-interest limits and delegated licensing and auditing powers
- In civil injury or property damage actions, a rebuttable presumption against liability if the model was verified by a licensed organization for that risk and market
- Nothing requires a model to seek verification; no penalties or effective date; companion SF 4636
- Introduced and referred to Commerce Finance and Policy on March 23, 2026; no committee action
Latest legislative action
Mar 23, 2026. Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy; no further action before the 2025-2026 Legislature adjourned
Sponsors (showing 5 of 10)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Green | Primary |
| Koegel | Primary |
| Robbins | Primary |
| Wazlawik | Primary |
| Backer | Cosponsor |
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