HB 650 — Establish Frontier Technologies and Quantum Computing Commission

As ReportedPassed by the House Technology and Innovation Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session Am.

Representatives Holmes, Willis, Claggett, King, Brennan, Daniels, Miller, M.M., Abdullahi, Brewer, Bryant Bailey, Click, Deeter, Fischer, Isaacsohn, Jarrells, Johnson, Kishman, Klopfenstein, Lorenz, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., Miller, J., Odioso, Plummer, Schmidt, Sigrist, Thomas, C., Tims, Upchurch, White, A., White, E., Young To establish the Frontier Technologies and Quantum 1 Commission.

To establish the Frontier Technologies and Quantum 1 Commission.

15 (4) Consider ethical standards for responsible development 16 andAm. use of frontier technologies.

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650 Page 2 As ReportedPassed by the House Technology and Innovationuse Committee (B) The Commission shall consist of thefrontier followingtechnologies. eight 18 members of the General Assembly:

17 (B) The Commission shall consist of the following eight 18 members of the General Assembly:

The Speaker shallof designatethe oneHouse of 23 memberRepresentatives fromshall consult with the threeMinority majorityLeader partyof appointeesthe to24 serveHouse asof co-Representatives 24regarding chairpersonthe appointment of a member 25 of the Commission.minority party.

25The (2)Speaker Fourshall membersdesignate ofone themember Senate, appointed by the President 26 offrom the Senate, three ofmajority whomparty shallappointees beto fromserve theas majorityco- party 27 andchairperson one of whom shall be from the minorityCommission. party.

The28 President(2) 28Four shallmembers designateof onethe memberSenate, fromappointed by the President 29 of the Senate, three of whom shall be from the majority party 2930 appointeesand toone serveof aswhom co-chairpersonshall ofbe from the Commission.minority party.

30The (C)President The31 Legislativeof Servicethe CommissionSenate shall,shall uponconsult 31with request,the provideMinority supportLeader servicesof tothe 32 Senate regarding the Frontierappointment Technologiesof 32a andmember Quantumof Commission.the minority 33 party.

33 (D) The FrontierPresident Technologies and Quantum Commission shall 34designate meetone atmember thefrom call of the co-chairpersons,three and34 atmajority aparty frequencyappointees 35 established by the co-chairpersons, to discussserve relevantas 36co-chairperson technologicalof developmentsthe and35 toCommission. receive invited testimony from 37 experts.

The36 Commission(C) shallThe prepareLegislative andService deliverCommission ashall, reportupon of37 38request, itsprovide findingssupport andservices recommendations to the GeneralFrontier Assembly,Technologies in38 39and accordanceQuantum withCommission. division (B) of section 101.68 of the Revised 40 Code, not later than December 31, 2026.

39 (D) The Frontier Technologies and Quantum Commission ceasesshall to40 41meet existat uponthe completioncall of the report.co-chairpersons, and at a frequency 41 established by the co-chairpersons, to discuss relevant 42 technological developments and to receive invited testimony from 43 experts.

42The (E) Members of the Commission areshall notprepare entitledand todeliver 43a compensationreport forof service on the Commission except to the extent 44 thatits servingfindings as a member coincides with the individual's regular 45 duties of employment, and exceptrecommendations forto the reimbursementGeneral ofAssembly, actualin 4645 Am.

650 Page 3 As ReportedPassed by the House Technologyaccordance andwith Innovationdivision Committee(B) andof necessarysection expenses101.68 incurredof in the performanceRevised of46 officialCode, 47not dutieslater onthan theDecember Commission.31, 2026.

48The Commission ceases to 47 exist upon completion of the report.

48 (E) Members of the Commission are not entitled to 49 compensation for service on the Commission except to the extent 50 that serving as a member coincides with the individual's regular 51 duties of employment, and except for the reimbursement of actual 52 and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official 53 duties on the Commission.

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