Connecticut (2017) SB 260

• Authority: Connecticut
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Enacted
• Most recent activity date: 2017-06-27

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Governance failure

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

• AI system security vulnerabilities
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Lack of capability or robustness

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, primarily addressing AI system security vulnerabilities (2.2) through insurance and safety requirements, and governance failure (6.5) through the establishment of regulatory frameworks and task force oversight. Coverage is concentrated in operational safety and regulatory governance aspects of autonomous vehicles.

Sector coverage

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

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

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

• Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
• Information
• Finance & Insurance
• Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
• Scientific Research & Development Services
• Educational Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector through regulation of autonomous vehicle testing and deployment. It also has implications for the Information sector (technology providers) and Scientific Research and Development Services (institutions of higher education conducting testing).

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding state statute enacted by the Connecticut General Assembly with mandatory requirements, enforcement mechanisms, and legal obligations for autonomous vehicle testing.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Connecticut General Assembly; Senate and House of Representatives
• Summary: The document is a state statute enacted by the Connecticut General Assembly, as indicated by the opening legislative language and approval date.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Entities: autonomous vehicle testers; autonomous vehicle manufacturers; fleet service providers; automotive equipment or technology providers; institutions of higher education
• Summary: The statute explicitly targets autonomous vehicle testers, which includes manufacturers, fleet service providers, technology providers, and institutions of higher education that develop, build, or operate fully autonomous vehicles.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; Commissioner of Motor Vehicles; Commissioner of Transportation; Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection
• Summary: The statute designates the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation with multiple commissioners, as having enforcement authority including the power to immediately prohibit testing.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management; Task force on fully autonomous vehicles; joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation
• Summary: The statute establishes monitoring through annual reporting by the Secretary and creates a task force to study and evaluate the pilot program with multiple interim and final reports to the General Assembly.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily addresses the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle for autonomous vehicles. It establishes requirements for testing deployment in municipalities and mandates ongoing monitoring through operator oversight and reporting mechanisms.

Technical Scope

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

• AI Systems
• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly defines and regulates fully autonomous vehicles (SAE levels 4-5) and automated driving systems. It does not mention AI models, foundation models, generative AI, or compute thresholds. The focus is on autonomous vehicle systems as complete operational units rather than underlying AI technologies.