Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB1032: Regards AI use by state agencies and in labor and employment
Status: Introduced, October 22, 2026
To amend sections 4112.01, 4112.051, 4112.052, 4113.31, 4113.71, 4117.08, and 4141.28 and to enact sections 125.17, 125.50, 4112.025, 4145.01, 4145.02, 4145.03, 4145.04, 4145.05, 4145.06, 4145.07, 4145.08, 4145.09, 4145.10, 4145.11, 4145.12, and 4145.13 of the Revised Code regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems by state agencies and in various labor and employment contexts.
What the bill says
To amend sections 4112.01, 4112.051, 4112.052, 4113.31, 4113.71, 4117.08, and 4141.28 and to enact sections 125.17, 125.50, 4112.025, 4145.01, 4145.02, 4145.03, 4145.04, 4145.05, 4145.06, 4145.07, 4145.08, 4145.09, 4145.10, 4145.11, 4145.12, and 4145.13 of the Revised Code regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems by state agencies and in various labor and employment contexts.
From the introduced text, October 22, 2026:
To amend sections 4112.01, 4112.051, 4112.052, 4113.31, 4113.71, 4117.08, and 4141.28 and to enact sections 125.17, 125.50, 4112.025, 4145.01, 4145.02, 4145.03, 4145.04, 4145.05, 4145.06, 4145.07, 4145.08, 4145.09, 4145.10, 4145.11, 4145.12, and 4145.13 of the Revised Code regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems by state agencies and in various labor and employment contexts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 4112.01, 4112.051, 4112.052, 4113.31, 4113.71, 4117.08, and 4141.28 be amended and sections 125.17, 125.50, 4112.025, 4145.01, 4145.02, 4145.03, 4145.04, 4145.05, 4145.06, 4145.07, 4145.08, 4145.09, 4145.10, 4145.11, 4145.12, and 4145.13 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 125.17. (A)(1) As used in this section, "artificial intelligence" means both of the following: (a) An artificial system that meets any of the following criteria: (i) The artificial system performs tasks under varying and unpredictable circumstances without significant human oversight or is able to learn from experience and improve its performance when exposed to data sets. (ii) The artificial system is developed in any context, including software or physical hardware, and solves tasks requiring human-like perception, cognition, planning, learning, communication, or physical action. (iii) The artificial system is designed to think or act like a human, including a cognitive architecture or neural network. (iv) The artificial system is designed to act …
Sponsors
- Tristan Rader (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- Christine Cockley (D, 6) · primary sponsor
- Munira Abdullahi (D, 9)
- Rachel Baker (D, 27)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Karen Brownlee (D, 28)
- Crystal Lett (D, 11)
- Lauren McNally (D, 58)
- Joseph Miller (D, HD-053)
- Beryl Piccolantonio (D, 4)
- Anita Somani (D, 8)
- Eric Synenberg (D, 21)
Latest actions
- : Introduced
Subjects: Technology, Commerce, Employment, State Government, State and Local Government, Unemployment, Collective Bargaining, Courts and Civil Law
Common questions
- What is HB1032?
- HB1032 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Regards AI use by state agencies and in labor and employment.
- What does HB1032 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 4112.01, 4112.051, 4112.052, 4113.31, 4113.71, 4117.08, and 4141.28 and to enact sections 125.17, 125.50, 4112.025, 4145.01, 4145.02, 4145.03, 4145.04, 4145.05, 4145.06, 4145.07, 4145.08, 4145.09, 4145.10, 4145.11, 4145.12, and 4145.13 of the Revised Code regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems by state agencies and in various labor and employment contexts.
- What is the status of HB1032?
- Introduced as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Introduced (October 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1032?
- Tristan Rader (D, 13), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1032?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb1032
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