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Law-enforcement agencies & sheriff's dept.; policy on use of covered artificial intelligence syst.

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VA HB 1170 · House Bill · 2026

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Feb 2

Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Feb 2

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

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What it does

Department of Criminal Justice Services; law-enforcement agencies and sheriff's departments; policy on use of covered artificial intelligence systems. Requires the Department of Criminal Justice Services to establish a model policy for the use of a covered artificial intelligence system, defined in the bill, by any state or local law-enforcement agency or sheriff's department by October 1, 2026. The bill also requires each local law-enforcement agency and sheriff's department and the Department of State Police to establish and adopt a written policy for the use of a covered AI system by such agency or department that meets or exceeds the model policy established by the Department of Criminal Justice Services by January 1, 2027. The bill requires such policies be publicly available on the law-enforcement agency's or sheriff's department's website.

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