VirginiaLaw-enforcement agencies & sheriff's dept.; policy on use of covered artificial intelligence syst.
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.
More detail
The bill requires such policies be publicly available on the law-enforcement agency's or sheriff's department's website.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 2Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (21-Y 1-N)Latest
- Vote recorded Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 26Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1170)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and InnovationMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105300DIntroduced
- Feb 2Tabled in Communications, Technology and Innovation (21-Y 1-N)Latest