Florida Senate Bill 1680

Creates the Government Technology Modernization Council to study AI and technology, recommend regulations, assess AI's legal effects, and propose ethics reforms. Requires annual legislative recommendations to modernize technology and protect against AI misuse. Prohibits creation and possession of generated child pornography.

  • Authority: Florida
  • Parent authority: State governments
  • Jurisdiction: United States
  • Collections: U.S. state and local documents
  • Most recent activity: Enacted
  • Most recent activity date: 2024-04-26

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

  • Exposure to toxic content
  • Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
  • Governance failure

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

  • Compromise of privacy
  • AI system security vulnerabilities
  • False or misleading information
  • Pollution of information ecosystem
  • Disinformation, surveillance, and influence at scale
  • Cyberattacks, weapon development or use
  • Loss of human agency and autonomy
  • Competitive dynamics
  • Lack of capability or robustness
  • Lack of transparency or interpretability

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 6-8 subdomains, with strong focus on malicious actors (4.1, 4.2, 4.3), governance failure (6.5), and competitive dynamics (6.4). Coverage is concentrated in misuse prevention, governance structures, and AI safety domains.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

  • Information
  • Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

  • Trade, Transportation & Utilities
  • Finance & Insurance
  • Professional & Technical Services
  • Scientific Research & Development Services
  • Educational Services
  • Health Care & Social Assistance
  • National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs Public Administration (excluding National Security) through creation of a government technology council and requirements for state agencies. It also has significant coverage of Information sector through regulation of AI systems, and addresses multiple sectors indirectly through the council's mandate to assess AI use across governmental entities and private sector.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act (Florida Senate Bill 1680) that creates legal obligations, establishes criminal penalties for violations, and mandates the creation of a government council with specific duties and reporting requirements.

Actors

Proposer

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Summary: This is a Florida Senate Bill enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida, establishing both criminal law and a government advisory council.

Target

  • Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer, AI_User, Affected_Stakeholder
  • Summary: The document targets multiple actors: (1) state agencies through technology modernization requirements, (2) private sector entities developing/deploying AI systems in Florida, (3) any person who creates or possesses generated child pornography (criminal prohibition), and (4) Florida residents whose rights may be affected by automated decision systems.

Enforcer

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Summary: The criminal provisions are enforced through Florida's criminal justice system, including law enforcement agencies and courts. The Department of Law Enforcement has representation on the council.

Monitor

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Summary: The Government Technology Modernization Council is explicitly created to study, monitor, and provide recommendations on AI and technology development. The council includes multiple state officials and meets quarterly, with joint meetings with the Cybersecurity Advisory Council.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

  • Plan and Design
  • Verify and Validate
  • Deploy
  • Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document addresses multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages. It establishes governance for monitoring AI deployment in government and private sector, evaluating safety and security standards, and ongoing assessment of AI systems' effects on legal rights. The Plan and Design stage is also covered through requirements for ethics frameworks and legislative reforms.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

  • AI Systems
  • Generative AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI systems, artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, automated decision systems, and identity management. It does not define specific AI model types, compute thresholds, or distinguish between frontier, general purpose, or task-specific AI. The focus is on AI systems broadly and specifically on generative AI for image and audio creation.

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1680/?Tab=BillText
https://agora.eto.tech/instrument/1496
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