Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1786: artificial intelligence; content verification
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
SB1786 - artificial intelligence; content verification
What the bill says
An act amending title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 8; relating to information technology.
From the engrossed text, April 13, 2026:
AN ACT amending title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 8; relating to information technology. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 8, to read: CHAPTER ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS START_STATUTE18-801. Artificial intelligence; content verification; definitions A. A covered provider shall include provenance data in any video, image or audio content that is created or materially altered by the covered provider's generative artificial intelligence system and that is available to be shared with users outside of the generative artificial intelligence system. This subsection does not apply to text content that is generated as a result of an interactive experience, including voice assistant responses, virtual REALITY environments, augmented reality applications, real-time conversational artificial intelligence interactions and other real-time, dynamic interactions between a user and a generative artificial intelligence system. B. A covered provider shall use commercially and technically reasonable methods to make the provenance data difficult to remove or tamper with. The use of a commonly supported technical standard for watermarking and metadata complies with the requirements of this subsection. C. The Content is not considered materially altered for purposes of this section if the alteration consists of a minor modification that does not lead …
Sponsors
- Warren Petersen (R, SD-014) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : Passed
- : House third reading passed (33 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : House read second time
- : Artificial Intelligence & Innovation: do pass amended
Votes
- THIRD Passed (April 15, 2026): 33 yea, 20 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (March 30, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AII DPA (March 26, 2026): 4 yea, 2 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 3, 2026): 17 yea, 13 nay, passed
- JUDE DP (February 18, 2026): 4 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1786?
- SB1786 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): artificial intelligence; content verification.
- What does SB1786 do?
- In its own words: An act amending title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 8; relating to information technology.
- What is the status of SB1786?
- In committee as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Transmitted to Senate (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1786?
- Warren Petersen (R, SD-014).
- Where is the official record for SB1786?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85450/?SessionId=130
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