An Act relative to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence
Senate, December 28, 2023 -- The committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 26) of Brendan P. Crighton for legislation to modernize state agency information technology systems; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 30) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation to protect sensitive information from security breaches; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 31) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation to regulate generative artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 32) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation relative to cyber incident response; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 35) of Paul W. Mark for legislation to protect against cyber ransom; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 36) of Michael O. Moore for legislation to establish a Cybersecurity Control and Review Commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 37) of Patrick M. O'Connor and Michael J. Soter for legislation to protect the residents of the Commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 198) of Michael O. Moore for legislation to protect personal identifying information; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 66) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to cyberattack responses; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 76) of Tram T. Nguyen relative to protecting sensitive information from security breaches; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 77) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., that the Office of Information Technology consider cloud computing service options under certain circumstances; (accompanied by bill, House, No. 82) of Michael J. Soter and others for legislation to protect residents of the Commonwealth from the threat posed by certain foreign adversaries using current or potential future social media companies; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 84) of Marcus S. Vaughn relative to electronic security for certain procurements involving electronic or cyber security equipment components, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2539).
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Sponsor:
- Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity
- Status:
- Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to further regulate cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety.
Cosponsors/Original Petitioners
| Name | District/Address |
|---|---|
| Michael O. Moore This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Second Worcester |
| Patrick M. O'Connor This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | First Plymouth and Norfolk |
| Marc R. Pacheco This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Third Bristol and Plymouth |
| Michael J. Soter This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Worcester |
| Marcus S. Vaughn This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 9th Norfolk |
| Steven George Xiarhos This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 5th Barnstable |
| F. Jay Barrows This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Bristol |
| Bradley H. Jones, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 20th Middlesex |
| James C. Arena-DeRosa This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Middlesex |
| Steven S. Howitt This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Bristol |
| Hannah Kane This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Worcester |
| Patricia A. Haddad This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 5th Bristol |
| Jeffrey N. Roy This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 10th Norfolk |
| Christopher Hendricks This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Bristol |
| Carmine Lawrence Gentile This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 13th Middlesex |
| Joseph D. McKenna This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 18th Worcester |
| David K. Muradian, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 9th Worcester |
| Kelly W. Pease This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Hampden |
| Kimberly N. Ferguson This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Worcester |
| Bruce E. Tarr This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | First Essex and Middlesex |
| Simon Cataldo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 14th Middlesex |
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