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NJ S3742: Requires artificial intelligence companies to conduct safety tests and report results to Office of Information Technology.

Dead/Failed New Jersey · 2024–2025 session

Last verified Oct 10, 2026 · official bill text

S3742 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Oct 7, 2024.

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In one paragraph

New Jersey's S3742 would require AI companies, defined as any private entity or public agency that sells, develops, deploys, uses or offers AI technology in New Jersey, to subject their AI technology to a safety test each year and report the results to the Office of Information Technology (OIT). OIT would set minimum test requirements, including cybersecurity, bias and inaccuracy analysis, and would review each report. Introduced October 7, 2024. A bill of the Legislature's 2024-2025 session, which ended January 13, 2026.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

AI companies, including public agencies, would have to run annual safety tests and file annual reports with OIT. The text contains no penalty or enforcement provision.

Key provisions

  1. Section 1a: defines 'artificial intelligence', 'artificial intelligence company', 'artificial intelligence technology' and 'safety test' (assessment for biases, inaccuracies and cybersecurity threats).
  2. Section 1b: OIT must set minimum safety test requirements (cybersecurity analysis, data source and bias analysis, remedies) and review each annual report.
  3. Section 1c: each AI company must annually test all AI technology it sells, develops, deploys, uses or offers in New Jersey.
  4. Section 1c: the annual report to OIT must list technologies tested, describe each test, list third-party testers and give results.
  5. Section 2: OIT must adopt implementing rules.
  6. Section 3: takes effect on the first day of the sixth month after enactment. The text sets no penalties.

Latest legislative action

Oct 7, 2024. Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee

Sponsors

NameRoleDistrict
D Sponsor SD-031
D Sponsor SD-007

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Topics and industries

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