Use of Artificial Intelligence by State Agencies

Technology

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Harrell
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Effective date: Upon becom

Plain English Breakdown

The exact implications and actions following the submission of the study's findings remain unspecified by the bill.

Using Artificial Intelligence in State Agencies

This bill requires state agencies in Florida to conduct and report on a study about their use of artificial intelligence technology.

What This Bill Does

Defines what 'artificial intelligence' means for the purposes of this law.
Requires the Florida Digital Service to do a study on how state agencies are using artificial intelligence, including which agencies use AI, why they use it, and the costs involved.
The Florida Digital Service must submit a report about their findings to the Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House by March 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

State agencies in Florida
The Florida Digital Service

Terms To Know

Artificial intelligence: An artificial system that performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight, can learn from experience to improve performance when exposed to data sets, solves tasks requiring human-like perception or cognition, is designed to think or act like a human, includes cognitive architectures and neural networks, uses techniques such as machine learning to approximate cognitive tasks, and acts rationally including intelligent software agents.
State agency: Any separate agency or unit of state government created or established by law, which may include an authority, a board, a branch, a bureau, a commission, a department, a division, an institution, an office, an officer, or a public corporation.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what actions should be taken based on the study's findings.
It does not provide details about how state agencies should use artificial intelligence after the report is given.

Bill History

2026-03-13 Senate
• Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
2026-01-13 Senate
• Introduced
2025-10-21 Senate
• Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Fiscal Policy
2025-10-09 Senate
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Use of Artificial Intelligence by State Agencies; Requiring the Florida Digital Service to conduct a certain study, etc.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Florida Senate
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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:
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12 Section 1.
Artificial intelligence study.—

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(1)

As used in this act, the term:

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(a)

“Artificial intelligence” means any of the following:

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1.

An artificial system that performs tasks under varying

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and unpredictable circumstances without significant human

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oversight or that can learn from experience and improve

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performance when exposed to data sets.

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2.

An artificial system developed in computer software,

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physical hardware, or other context that solves tasks requiring

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human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning,

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communication, or physical action.

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3.

An artificial system designed to think or act like a

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human, including cognitive architectures and neural networks.

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4.

A set of techniques, including machine learning,

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designed to approximate a cognitive task.

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5.

An artificial system designed to act rationally,

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including an intelligent software agent or embodied robot that

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achieves goals using perception, planning, reasoning, learning,

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communication, decisionmaking, and acting.

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(b)

“State agency” means any separate agency or unit of

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state government created or established by law and includes, but

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is not limited to, an authority, a board, a branch, a bureau, a

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commission, a department, a division, an institution, an office,

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an officer, or a public corporation.

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(2)

The Florida Digital Service shall conduct a study that

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addresses the impact of state agencies procuring, implementing,

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or operating artificial intelligence-powered technology. The

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study must include, but need not be limited to, all of the

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following:

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(a)

A list of state agencies that use artificial

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intelligence.

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(b)

The purposes for each state agency’s use of artificial

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intelligence.

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(c)

The cost for each agency to procure, implement, and

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operate artificial intelligence-powered technology.

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(3)

No later than March 1, 2027, the Florida Digital

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Service shall submit a written report to the Governor, the

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President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives which contains the results of the study

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performed pursuant to subsection (2).

52 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.