VirginiaFostering Access, Innovation, and Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence Act; established.
What it does
Fostering Access, Innovation, and Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence Act established. Establishes the Fostering Access, Innovation, and Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence Act (FAIR AI Act) that requires a developer of a base artificial intelligence model, as defined in the bill, to clearly and conspicuously disclose, in a manner that is appropriate for the medium of the content and is easily accessible to the user of such model, in the terms of service governing the use of such model, certain elements related to the artificial intelligence system. The bill creates the FAIR AI Enforcement Fund for the purpose of supporting agency enforcement of artificial intelligence system misuse, bias, and workforce disruption.
More detail
Finally, the bill limits the defenses available in any criminal or civil action against a defendant that is alleged to have developed, modified, or deployed an artificial intelligence system that caused harm to a plaintiff. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee AppropriationsLatest
- Feb 11Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 10Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital OutlayMinor
- Feb 9Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendment(s) and referred to Appropriations (14-Y 7-N 1-A)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 9Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N 1-A)
- Feb 9House subcommittee offered
- Jan 26Assigned HST sub: CommunicationsMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and InnovationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104935DIntroduced