Utah HB 31 (Unaccompanied Minors in Autonomous Vehicles)

• Authority: Utah
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2021-03-05

Risk subdomain coverage

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

• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Loss of human agency and autonomy
• Governance failure

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

This document has minimal risk domain coverage, primarily addressing governance structures (6.5) through the establishment of a workgroup. It implicitly touches on human-computer interaction concerns (5.1, 5.2) regarding unaccompanied minors using autonomous vehicles, but does not explicitly address the risks themselves. No other risk domains are substantively covered.

Sector coverage

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

• Trade, Transportation & Utilities

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

• Educational Services
• Health Care & Social Assistance
• Public Administration (excl. National Security)

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs the Trade, Transportation and Utilities sector through its focus on autonomous vehicle networks. It also has implications for Educational Services and Health Care and Social Assistance through the inclusion of representatives from education and child care organizations, though these sectors are not directly regulated.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act enacted by the Utah Legislature that creates a formal workgroup with specific membership, duties, and reporting requirements. The mandatory language ('is created', 'shall review', 'shall present') and formal legislative structure indicate hard law status.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Utah Legislature; President of the Senate; Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Summary: The document is enacted by the Utah Legislature, with specific members appointed by the president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives, indicating these are the proposing authorities.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Deployer
• Entities: on-demand autonomous vehicle network industry; large public transit district
• Summary: The workgroup is tasked with reviewing issues related to on-demand autonomous vehicle networks, particularly concerning unaccompanied minors. The industry representatives and transit districts are the entities whose operations are being studied.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Transportation Interim Committee
• Summary: The Transportation Interim Committee receives the workgroup's reports and legislative recommendations, positioning it as the oversight body for this governance initiative.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Entities: Autonomous Vehicles and Unaccompanied Minors Workgroup; Transportation Interim Committee
• Summary: The workgroup itself serves as the monitoring body to review and make recommendations on autonomous vehicle issues. The Transportation Interim Committee monitors the workgroup's progress through annual reports.

AI Lifecycle Stages

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

• Plan and Design
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document does not explicitly address specific AI lifecycle stages. It establishes a workgroup to study autonomous vehicle networks and their interaction with unaccompanied minors, focusing on policy development and recommendations rather than technical AI development stages. The workgroup's mandate to review and make recommendations suggests a focus on planning and governance frameworks for deployment and operation.

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 focuses on autonomous vehicles as deployed systems rather than AI models or technical AI concepts. It does not explicitly define or discuss AI models, systems, or technical specifications. The scope is limited to policy and governance considerations for autonomous vehicle networks serving unaccompanied minors.