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OH HB628: License artificial intelligence risk mitigation organizations

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Last verified Oct 14, 2026 · official bill text

HB628 · where it stands

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  1. Introduced In committee
  2. Passed first chamber
  3. Passed both chambers
  4. Enacted
  5. Effective
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Enacted
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In one paragraph

Ohio's HB 628 would enact chapter 3755 letting the Attorney General license independent verification organizations that assess whether AI models and applications meet standards for preventing personal injury and property damage. An applicant would file a plan with its risk-mitigation metrics, requirements for developers and deployers, and independence safeguards, and could be licensed only if independent of the AI industry. An AI safety advisory council would be set up in the Attorney General's office. Referred to committee February 4, 2026.

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

What it means for business

None unless enacted: the bill is in committee and the captured text imposes no duty on AI developers to be verified. If enacted, organizations seeking to verify AI risk mitigation would need an Attorney General license.

Key provisions

  1. Would let the Attorney General license an applicant as an independent verification organization (3755.03)
  2. Would require an application plan covering the risks to be verified, measurable outcome metrics, technical and operational requirements for developers or deployers, corrective action and revocation procedures
  3. Would require the applicant to demonstrate independence from the AI industry and the plan to be adequate to mitigate the stated risks to an acceptable level
  4. Would set licensing fees to be used only for application processing, audits of licensees, council member payments and administration
  5. Would establish an artificial intelligence safety advisory council in the Attorney General's office, in conjunction with the auditor of state (3755.06)
  6. Status: referred to House Technology and Innovation Committee on February 4, 2026; pending (captured text is truncated, so later sections are not described)

Latest legislative action

Feb 4, 2026. Referred to committee (House Technology and Innovation)

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Colorado SB189 Automated Decision-Making Technology Minnesota SF4114 Constitutional amendment proposal excluding artificial intelligence from the rig New York A03356 Enacts the "advanced artificial intelligence licensing act"; providing for regul Virginia HB1521 Digital innovation & infrastructure; establishing rights in digital property & t Maryland SB936 Consumer Protection - High-Risk Artificial Intelligence - Developer and Deployer Missouri HB1769 Establishes the "AI Non-Sentience and Responsibility Act"