HF 5051

04/16/26   REVISOR  RSI/BH  26-08405
This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.   5051
04/22/2026     Authored by Gottfried and Hollins
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce Finance and Policy
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to consumer protection; requiring disclosures when selling or distributing
1.3programs with artificial intelligence; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota
1.4Statutes, chapter 325G.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. [325G.64] ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DISCLOSURES.
1.7Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, "artificial intelligence" or "AI"
1.8means an engineered or machine-based system that varies in level of autonomy and that
1.9can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input the system receives how to
1.10generate outputs that are capable of influencing physical or virtual environments.
1.11Subd. 2. Disclosures. Before selling or distributing a program containing artificial
1.12intelligence technology, the seller or distributor must disclose:
1.13(1) the business names of the manufacturers or creators of the AI;
1.14(2) contact information for technical experts who assist users with the AI;
1.15(3) the functions the AI performs;
1.16(4) the types of modeling the AI uses; and
1.17(5) all safety features of the AI, including but not limited to the integration of human
1.18intelligence.
Section 1.  1