l9n/ Oregon

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 4103

Establishes the Senator Aaron Woods Commission on Artificial Intelligence within the office of Enterprise Information Services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on March 6, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

<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>.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Ben Bowman, Bobby Levy, Tom Andersen

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Janeen Sollman

Its course

February 2 to March 6, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action7 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days

Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days

Information Management and TechnologyFeb 2 to Feb 2018 days

Ways and MeansFeb 20 to Mar 6 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 20

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 2 – Mar 6

  1. Feb 2Introduced
  2. Sent to Information Management and Technology
  3. Feb 6Heard in Information Management and Technology
  4. Feb 20Heard in Information Management and Technology
  5. Information Management and Technology recommended it as amended, and that it go to Ways and Means
  6. Sent to Ways and Means
  7. Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Referred to Information Management and Technology with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
  3. Feb 6Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Feb 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Feb 20Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  6. Feb 20Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.House of Representatives
  7. Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives