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SENATE BILL 1297

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      Engrossment 1 – This is known as the engrossed bill that incorporates adopted amendments. The highest numbered engrossment is the final version that was considered for adoption.
     Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note
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S1297aa   by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Adds to existing law to establish the Conversational AI Safety Act.
  02/13 Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing  
  02/16 Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs  
  02/20 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading  
  02/23 Read second time; filed for Third Reading  
  02/25 Referred to 14th Order for amendment  
  03/17 Placed in the Committee of the Whole  
  Reported out without recommendation, as amended  
  Amendments ordered printed; referred for engrossment  
  03/18 Amendments reported printed  
  Reported engrossed, filed for first reading, as amended  
  Read first time as amended, filed for Second Reading  
  03/19 Read second time as amended, filed for Third reading  
  Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – Read third time in full as amended – PASSED - 21-12-2
AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Lent, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward
NAYS – Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Foreman, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Semmelroth, Zito, Zuiderveld
Absent and excused – Adams, Galloway
Floor Sponsor - Toews
Title apvd - to House
 
  03/20 Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading  
  Read First Time, Referred to Business  
  03/26 Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading  
  Rules Suspended: Ayes 65 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 5, read in full as required – PASSED - 54-12-4
AYES – Alfieri, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Shepherd, Shirts, Tanner(14), Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. Speaker
NAYS – Cayler, Furniss, Garner, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Rasor, Scott, Tanner(13), Thompson, Wisniewski
Absent – Fuhriman, Haws, Skaug, Vander Woude
Floor Sponsor - Crane(12)
Title apvd - to Senate
 
  03/27 Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling  
  03/30 Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker  
  Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate  
  Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor  
  Reported delivered to Governor at 2 p.m. on 03/30/26  
  04/01 Signed by Governor on 03/31/26
    Session Law Chapter 249
    Effective: 07/01/2027