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.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   11  
   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.