Key facts
- A new artificial intelligence bill has been introduced in the House by Representatives Jay Obernolte and Doris Matsui.
- The legislation refines preemption language concerning state laws on AI regulation.
- The bill eliminates a three-year sunset clause for preemption.
- It continues to preempt certain state laws related to AI catastrophic risk transparency and incident reporting.
Representatives Jay Obernolte and Doris Matsui have introduced a new artificial intelligence bill in the House of Representatives. The legislation, which has been refined based on feedback from various stakeholders, aims to clarify and narrow the scope of state laws preempted by federal AI regulation. The bill removes a previously included three-year sunset clause for preemption, which had caused concern among some lawmakers. Despite the changes, the draft still preempts certain state regulations concerning frontier AI catastrophic-risk transparency, third-party auditing, and incident reporting. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise indicated that the Energy and Commerce Committee is actively working on various technology proposals. The bill faces a challenging path to the House floor due to the limited legislative days before the midterms and other pending funding bills.