E2SHB 1170 — Informing users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence.

What this bill does

Requires providers of certain generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems to make an AI detection tool available to users. Requires providers of certain generative AI systems to offer users the option of including disclosures in content created or altered by the systems. Requires providers of certain generative AI systems to include latent disclosures in content created by their systems.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 13, 2026
  56 yea · 37 nay · 5 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 11, 2026
  55 yea · 38 nay · 5 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 4, 2026
  46 yea · 3 nay

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