Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: the legal status of artificial intelligence.
Data processing Trade practice
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill specifies that artificial intelligence is not a person; cannot own, control, or hold title to property; and cannot be a spouse or a corporate officer or director.
Sponsors
Full history
- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Quinn and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Brill, Dittrich, Armstrong, Behnke, Maxey, Murphy, Neylon, O'Connor and Knodl
- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1