Oregon - Session 2026R1
Title: Establishes the Senator Aaron Woods Commission on Artificial Intelligence within the office of Enterprise Information Services.
<b>Digest: The Act makes a commission on AI to look at the state's use of AI. The Act also tells DAS to hire a person to make a privacy, data protection and AI plan for the state. (Flesch Readability Score: 80.4).</b> [<i>Digest: The Act makes a commission on AI to be a central resource on using AI in this state. The Act also tells DAS to hire a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).</i>] Establishes the Senator Aaron Woods Commission on Artificial Intelligence within the office of Enterprise Information Services. [<i>Establishes the commission's purpose to serve as a central resource to monitor the use of artificial intelligence technologies and systems in this state and report on long-term policy implications.</i>] <b>Directs the commission to identify and report on long-term policy implications in the use of artificial intelligence technologies by the state.</b> Directs the commission to [<i>provide</i>] <b>submit</b> an annual report to the Legislative Assembly. Allows the commission to make recommendations for legislation, regulations or policy to the Legislative Assembly. Directs the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to hire [<i>a Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer to assist the commission in carrying out the commission's duties.</i>] <b>an individual responsible for developing the state's strategic vision related to privacy, data protection and artificial intelligence.</b> Allows the department to charge a state [<i>or local agency or public body</i>]<b> agency, officer, board or commission</b> for [<i>the commission's</i>] services <b>provided by the department or the Senator Aaron Woods Commission on Artificial Intelligence</b>.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-20 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-20 | Latest Action | Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SB 1546 | Requires operators of artificial intelligence companions and artificial intelligence companion platforms to provide notice to users that the users are interacting with artificial output if a reasonable person that interacts with the artificial intelligence companion or artificial intelligence companion platform would believe that the person was interacting with a natural person. | in_committee |
| HB 4054 | Requires certain health insurers offering a health benefit plan in this state that provide utilization review or have utilization review provided on their behalf to notify a health care provider each time the insurer uses artificial intelligence or other automated technology to automatically downcode a claim for reimbursement submitted by the provider. | introduced |