Law / United States / 
Ohio
H.B. 469, AI Declared Nonsentient and Owner Accountability for AI Harm
In committee, dated , as of .
An AI risk obligations rule binding public and private bodies.
- Criminal exposure
- No
- Obligation class
- Governance, Reporting
- Audit expectation
- none
As of .
Where it has got to
The text described here is As Introduced. That print is 00_IN, published .
Locally, this stage is Referred to committee, Technology and Innovation.
The stage above is recorded at www.legislature.ohio.gov.
Introduced in the House and referred to the Technology and Innovation Committee . The committee heard the bill on , and ; no later committee or floor action is recorded. The 136th General Assembly runs through .
What it requires
- What follows describes the bill as introduced.
- If you own an AI system whose outputs or recommendations could reasonably be expected to affect human welfare, property or public safety, maintain proper oversight and control measures over it.
- If you are an owner or developer of an AI system involved in an incident causing significant bodily harm, death or major property damage, notify the relevant authorities promptly and comply with any subsequent investigation.
- Expect harm an AI system causes to be treated as the responsibility of the owner or user who directed or employed it, and a defect in its design, construction or instructions to be a basis of developer or manufacturer liability.
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text, as of .
What it makes you log
Logging duty
Proposed section 1357.07 requires owners to maintain oversight and control measures and section 1357.12 requires prompt notice of a serious incident to the relevant authorities, and the bill states no duty to create, keep or produce a log or record of a system's operation.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
House Bill 469 was introduced on and referred to the House Technology and Innovation Committee on ; what follows describes the bill as introduced. It would declare every AI system a nonsentient entity for all purposes under Ohio law and bar any AI system from legal personhood, so that an AI system cannot be a spouse, an officer or director, an owner of property, or a party that bears liability in its own right.
Any harm an AI system causes, whether used as intended or misused, would be the responsibility of the owner or user who directed or employed it, and a developer or manufacturer could be liable for a design, construction or instruction defect that proximately causes harm.
An owner of an AI system whose outputs could reasonably be expected to affect human welfare, property or public safety would have to maintain proper oversight and control measures, and an owner or developer of a system involved in an incident causing significant bodily harm, death or major property damage would have to notify the relevant authorities promptly and comply with any later investigation.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app makes high-risk automated decisions.