AI Frontier Institute

License artificial intelligence risk mitigation organizations

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Ohio H.B. No. 628 (136th General Assembly) was introduced on 2025-12-11 and referred to the Technology and Innovation committee on 2026-02-04. It has not been enacted. If enacted, it would add sections 3755.01 to 3755.12 (including 3755.041 and 3755.091) to the Revised Code. These sections would create a voluntary licensing system for "independent verification organizations" that check whether AI models and applications adequately mitigate risks of personal injury and property damage. Under sections 3755.02 and 3755.03, applicants would file a detailed plan with the attorney general. The plan would cover the risks to be verified, outcome metrics, monitoring and audit methods, disclosure and corrective-action procedures, revocation standards, and the applicant's independence and funding. The attorney general could license an applicant only if it shows independence from the AI industry and its plan is adequate. The license would be limited to specific risks and market segments. Section 3755.04 would require revocation of a license for reasons such as a misleading plan, failure to follow the plan, loss of independence, obsolete methods, or material harm caused by a verified system. Section 3755.041 would allow an opportunity to cure first if the public interest requires it. Section 3755.05 would have the attorney general set application and renewal fees to cover administration costs. Section 3755.06 would create an artificial intelligence safety advisory council in the attorney general's office, in conjunction with the auditor of state. Council members would be subject to conflict-of-interest limits, and the council would publish redacted verifier reports. Sections 3755.07 to 3755.09 and 3755.091 would require verifiers to carry out their plans, revoke verification of non-compliant developers or deployers, and give notice of plan changes. The attorney general could deny proposed plan changes within six months. Section 3755.07(B) states that no AI model or application is required to seek verification. Section 3755.10 would require annual reports to the general assembly, the attorney general, and the auditor of state, with allowed redactions and 10-year record retention. Section 3755.11 would create a rebuttable presumption against liability in personal injury or property damage suits when a verified system causes harm within the scope of its verification. The presumption could be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence of misconduct or non-compliance that proximately caused the injury. Section 3755.12 would direct the attorney general to adopt rules under Chapter 119.

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