On January 18, 2024, House Bill 333 to amend the Delaware code relating to artificial intelligence was introduced to the Delaware House of Representatives. In particular, the bill creates the Delaware Artificial Intelligence Commission, outlining its composition and entrusts it with the following tasks to include:

• making recommendations to the General Assembly and to the Chief Information Officer of the Department on legislative and executive actions regarding artificial intelligence (AI) in Delaware;
• developing and recommending statewide processes, principles, and guidelines for executive, legislative, and judicial agencies to follow regarding the use of AI;
• encouraging agencies to utilize AI to improve service delivery, where appropriate;
• examining, developing, and recommending legislative, executive, and judicial actions that ensure the use of AI in Delaware keeps citizens safe and does not violate any individual's rights; and
• conducting an inventory of all generative AI usage in Delaware executive, legislative, and judicial agencies and identifying high-risk areas for the implementation of generative AI.

The bill is set to expire 10 years from its enactment unless extended by the General Assembly.

You can download the bill here and track its progress here.

Update: March  15, 2024

Bill reported out of Technology and Telecommunications Committee

On March 13, 2024, the bill was reported out of the Technology and Telecommunications Committee. 

You can download the bill here and track its progress here.

Update: April 29, 2024

House introduces amendment to bill 

On April 25, 2024, the House introduced Amendment 1 to the bill.

Amendment 1 adds the following to the bill:

• four additional members to the Delaware AI Commission:
  • Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services;
  • Secretary of the Department of Safety and Homeland Security;
  • State Election Commissioner; and
  • Executive Director of GEAR; and
• a clarification that members appointed to the Commission from the private sector may be individuals representing private sector entities with experience in developing or implementing AI.

You can read the bill and track its progress here and read Amendment 1 here.

Update: May 8, 2024

Bill and amendment pass in House and assigned to Senate Committee

On May 7, 2024, the bill and Amendment 1 to the bill were passed by the Delaware House of Representatives and assigned to the Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee.

You can read the original bill here, read Amendment 1 here, and track the bill's progress here.