PRINTER'S NO. 38
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
49
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MERCURI, ARMANINI, COOK, SCHLEGEL CULVER, FLICK,
JAMES, JOZWIAK, PICKETT AND SMITH, MARCH 7, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, MARCH 7, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in powers and duties of the Department of State
and its departmental administrative board, providing for
artificial intelligence registry.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding a
section to read:
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Section 817. Artificial Intelligence Registry.--(a) The
Department of State shall establish a registry of businesses
operating artificial intelligence systems in this Commonwealth.
(b) The Department of State shall coordinate with other
State agencies that have contact with businesses operating
artificial intelligence systems to establish a paper and an
online registry form to enable State agencies to assist the
Department of State in registering businesses in the registry.
(c) The Department of State shall provide access to a paper
and an online registry form which must contain a statement
indicating the purpose for the registry. The forms shall be
developed to obtain the following information relating to the
business operating artificial intelligence systems:
(1) The name of the business operating artificial
intelligence systems.
(2) The IP address of the business.
(3) The type of code the business is utilizing for
artificial intelligence.
(4) The intent of the software being utilized.
(5) The personal information and first and last name of a
contact person at the business.
(6) The address, electronic email address and ten-digit
telephone number of the contact person under paragraph (5).
(7) A signed statement, or, for online applicants, a box
that is checked, indicating that the business operating an
artificial intelligence system has agreed for the Department of
State to store the business' information on the registry.
(d) Information collected under this section may not be sold
or used for commercial purposes or used for purposes not
specified under this section. Information collected under this
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section for the registry shall be exempt from disclosure under
the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-
to-Know Law.
(e) The department shall maintain a searchable online
database for businesses operating artificial intelligence
systems.
(f) By January 1, 2024, and each January 1 thereafter, the
Department of State shall submit to the chairperson and minority
chairperson of the Commerce Committee of the Senate and the
chairperson and minority chairperson of the Commerce Committee
of the House of Representatives a report on the registry which
shall include:
(1) The total number of businesses operating artificial
intelligence systems registered with the Department of State.
(2) The number of registrants received by each State agency.
(3) Expenses incurred by the Department of State.
(g) As used in this section, the term "artificial
intelligence" shall mean the theory and development of computer
systems able to perform tasks that normally require human
intelligence.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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