North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 6 D cosponsors

SB 747 — AI Learning Agenda.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    0 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

20 added · 21 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Senate Bill 747 now includes a provision to create and manage an Artificial Intelligence Learning Laboratory program. This change is significant because it aims to foster innovation in artificial intelligence while ensuring that any developments in this field are carefully studied and regulated. By establishing this laboratory, the bill intends to address gaps in current regulations and guide future policies on artificial intelligence, enhancing both safety and effectiveness in its applications.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 747 Short Title:
747 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45362-LR-142A Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY AND CREATING THE AI LEARNING LABORATORY PROGRAM.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POLICY AND CREATING THE AI LEARNING LABORATORY PROGRAM.
*DRS45362-LR-142A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (8) State agency or agency.
*S747-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (8) State agency or agency.
(4) Createand administeran Artificial IntelligenceLearningLaboratoryprogram.
(4) Createand administeran Artificial Intelligence Learning Laboratoryprogram.
By March 1, 2026, the Office may Page 2 DRS45362-LR-142A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 prescribe a form for use by State agencies for compilation and submission of the inventory required by this subsection.
By March 1, 2026, the Office may Page 2 Senate Bill 747-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 prescribe a form for use by State agencies for compilation and submission of the inventory required by this subsection.
(ii) any purpose for which the agency contemplates using the artificial intelligence technology in the future;
(ii) any purpose for which the agency contemplates usingthe artificial intelligence technologyin the future;
(4) Whether the artificial intelligence technology provides the agency with information or data that is used by the State agency to inform decisions made by theagency;
(4) Whether the artificial intelligence technology provides the agency with information or data that is used by the State agency to inform decisions made bythe agency;
ordecisions, without humanintervention,thatareimplemented by the agency.
ordecisions, without humanintervention, that areimplemented by the agency.
DRS45362-LR-142A Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) Contents of Inventory.
Senate Bill 747-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) Contents of Inventory.
Anidentificationofanygaps whereexisting law,regulation, executive order, and state agency rulemaking are insufficient to prevent or redress substantial, non-speculative, concrete, and redressable harm from a specific use of artificial intelligence technology.
Anidentificationofanygaps whereexistinglaw,regulation, executive order, and state agency rulemaking are insufficient to prevent or redress substantial, non-speculative, concrete, and redressable harm from a specific use of artificial intelligence technology.
(b) The Office shall periodically set a learning agenda for the Learning Laboratory that establishes thespecificareas ofartificial intelligencepolicy theofficeintends to study.Theinitial learning agenda shall include identifying specific categories of artificial intelligence uses with similar profiles of benefits, risks, impacts, and associated regulatory bodies.
(b) The Office shall periodically set a learning agenda for the Learning Laboratory that establishes thespecificareas ofartificial intelligencepolicytheofficeintends to study.
Theinitial learning agenda shall include identifying specific categories of artificial intelligence uses with similar profiles of benefits, risks, impacts, and associated regulatory bodies.
The Office shall establish the procedures and requirements for sending an invitation and receiving requests to participate in the Learning Laboratory in accordance with the purposes of the Learning Laboratory.
The Office shall establish the procedures and requirements for sending an invitation and receiving requests to participate in the Learning Laboratoryin accordance with the purposes of the Learning Laboratory.
Page 4 DRS45362-LR-142A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (3) Other factors identified by the Office as relevant to participation in the Learning Laboratory.
Page 4 Senate Bill 747-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (3) Other factors identified by the Office as relevant to participation in the Learning Laboratory.
To receive regulatory mitigation, a participant must demonstrate that the applicant meets eligibility criteria established under this Article.Anyregulatorymitigation agreementbetween aparticipant and the Office and relevant agencies shall specify limitations on scope of the use of the participant's artificial intelligence technology, including (i) the number and types of users, (ii) , geographic limitations and other limitations to implementation, and (iii) safeguards to be implemented any regulatory mitigation granted to the applicant.
To receive regulatory mitigation, a participant must demonstrate that the applicant meets eligibility criteria established under this Article.Anyregulatorymitigationagreement between aparticipant and the Office and relevant agencies shall specify limitations on scope of the use of the participant's artificial intelligence technology, including (i) the number and types of users, (ii) , geographic limitations and other limitations to implementation, and (iii) safeguards to be implemented any regulatory mitigation granted to the applicant.
The Office shall consult with relevant agencies regarding appropriate terms in a regulatory mitigation agreement.
The Office shall consult with relevant agencies regarding appropriate terms in a regulatorymitigation agreement.
DRS45362-LR-142A Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (5) The scale, scope, duration of proposed testing is appropriately limited based on risk assessments.
Senate Bill 747-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (5) The scale, scope, duration of proposed testing is appropriately limited based on risk assessments.
Page 6 DRS45362-LR-142A
Page 6 Senate Bill 747-First Edition
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (173)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 747?
SB 747 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 747?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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