Florida SB 146: Fetal and Infant Mortality Reduction

Bill Text

146 
Use of Artificial Intelligence by State Agencies 
2025-10-09T04:39:52Z 
Requiring the Florida Digital Service to conduct a certain study, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 146 

 By Senator Harrell 

 31-00333-26 2026146__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the use of artificial intelligence 
 3 by state agencies; defining terms; requiring the 
 4 Florida Digital Service to conduct a certain study; 
 5 requiring the Florida Digital Service to submit a 
 6 certain written report to the Governor and the 
 7 Legislature by a specified date; providing an 
 8 effective date. 
 9 
 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 12 Section 1. Artificial intelligence study.— 
 13 (1) As used in this act, the term: 
 14 (a) “Artificial intelligence” means any of the following: 
 15 1. An artificial system that performs tasks under varying 
 16 and unpredictable circumstances without significant human 
 17 oversight or that can learn from experience and improve 
 18 performance when exposed to data sets. 
 19 2. An artificial system developed in computer software, 
 20 physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring 
 21 human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, 
 22 communication, or physical action. 
 23 3. An artificial system designed to think or act like a 
 24 human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks. 
 25 4. A set of techniques, including machine learning, 
 26 designed to approximate a cognitive task. 
 27 5. An artificial system designed to act rationally, 
 28 including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that 
 29 achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning, 
 30 communication, decisionmaking, and acting. 
 31 (b) “State agency” means any separate agency or unit of 
 32 state government created or established by law and includes, but 
 33 is not limited to, an authority, a board, a branch, a bureau, a 
 34 commission, a department, a division, an institution, an office, 
 35 an officer, or a public corporation. 
 36 (2) The Florida Digital Service shall conduct a study that 
 37 addresses the impact of state agencies procuring, implementing, 
 38 or operating artificial intelligence-powered technology. The 
 39 study must include, but need not be limited to, all of the 
 40 following: 
 41 (a) A list of state agencies that use artificial 
 42 intelligence. 
 43 (b) The purposes for each state agency’s use of artificial 
 44 intelligence. 
 45 (c) The cost for each agency to procure, implement, and 
 46 operate artificial intelligence-powered technology. 
 47 (3) No later than March 1, 2027, the Florida Digital 
 48 Service shall submit a written report to the Governor, the 
 49 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 
 50 Representatives which contains the results of the study 
 51 performed pursuant to subsection (2). 
 52 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.