Legislature gets ready to debate AI bill of rights — again

Sen. Jason Brodeur has filed two pieces of legislation to regulate artificial intelligence that will be debated during the upcoming Special Session starting Tuesday.

The Lake Mary Republican’s first bill (SB 2D) is identical to the AI bill of rights that passed in the Senate but died in the House during the 2026 Legislative Session.

The 33-page bill contains several provisions that Senators have said would help protect consumers and children. But House Speaker Daniel Perez said previously he did not support it because he wanted the federal government to take the lead on AI regulation.

Regulating AI has been a directive coming from Gov. Ron DeSantis, but House Republicans have reasserted their independence in recent years and are unafraid to push back on DeSantis’ agenda.

The AI bill of rights would establish that Floridians have “the right to supervise, access, limit, and control their minor children’s use of artificial intelligence” and “the right to know whether they are communicating” with AI, as well as the right to know if technology companies are collecting their personal or biometric data.

The bill’s provisions include requiring chatbot platforms to post pop-up reminders they are AI at the beginning of an interaction and at least once every hour. The platforms must also remind users to log off and take a break. Minors would need parents’ permission to create an account with a platform using a companion chatbot. 

Schools using AI would be required to give parents the option to opt their children out. Late into the debate during the Regular Session earlier this year, some lawmakers wanted stronger rules to require parents to opt in instead of opting out.

Governments would also be banned from making contact about AI technology with “foreign countries of concern,” such as Russia and China, under SB 2D.

SB 2D would also prohibit anyone’s likeness or picture being used without the person’s consent.

Technology companies that violate the rules could face fines of $10,000 or more. 

SB 2D would allow the Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) to handle enforcement and launch legal proceedings against businesses violating the AI bill of rights.

Brodeur’s second bill (SB 4D) creates a public records exemption with the DLA for computer forensic reports, any information that would reveal weaknesses in bot’s data security or proprietary information about a bot operator.

The public record exemptions would sunset October 2, 2031, unless the Legislature reapproves them.

SB 4D would take effect the same day as SB 2D, if both pieces advance during the Special Session. 

“I am referring SB 2D and SB 4D to the Committee on Rules; however, by agreement of Leaders (Jim) Boyd and (Lori) Berman, we intend to take up and pass this legislation during our sitting on Tuesday,” Senate President Ben Albritton wrote in a memo to lawmakers Friday.