# Virginia SB1214: High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies, report.

Virginia SB1214, High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies, report., is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-18 (Left in Appropriations) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1214-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Virginia SB1214
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies, report.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-02-18, Left in Appropriations
- Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (168 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

High-risk artificial intelligence; development, deployment, and use by public bodies; work group; report. Creates requirements for the development, deployment, and use of high-risk artificial intelligence systems, as defined in the bill, by state public bodies. The bill also directs the Chief Information Officer of the Commonwealth (CIO) to develop, publish, and maintain policies and procedures concerning the development, procurement, implementation, utilization, and ongoing assessment of systems that employ high-risk artificial intelligence systems that are consistent with such requirements created by the bill. The bill directs the CIO to convene a work group to examine the impact on and the ability of local governments to comply with the requirements of the bill. The substantive requirements of the bill have a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Lashrecse D. Aird (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation and referred to Appropriations | pass | 13 | 8 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations | pass | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Passed Senate Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-04 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) | pass | 39 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 14 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-02-18: Left in Appropriations (House)
- 2025-02-10: Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation and referred to Appropriations (13-Y 8-N) (House)
- 2025-02-10: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) (House)
- 2025-02-07: Read first time (House)
- 2025-02-07: Assigned CT & I sub: Communications (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation (House)
- 2025-02-07: Placed on Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-04: Passed Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 3rd reading) (39-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Reading of substitute waived (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: General Laws and Technology Substitute rejected (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Read second time (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1214) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Passed by for the day (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee substitute printed 25106630D-S2 (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB1214) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N) (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee substitute printed 25106036D-S1 (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102954D (Senate)

## Bill text

- Substitute, 2025-02-03: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038261.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038260.PDF)
- Substitute, 2025-01-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029336.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029335.PDF)
- Introduced, 2025-01-08: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018279.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018278.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038261.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1038260.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029336.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1029335.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018279.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1018278.PDF)

## Related
- [HR671: Commending JR's Auto Care.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HR671-2025)
- [SB941: Robbery; use of air or gas operated weapon, etc., penalty.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB941-2025)
- [HB1746: Public safety officer; definition.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1746-2025)
- [HB1600: Budget Bill.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1600-2025)
- [SB1449: Data centers; site assessment for high energy use facility.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1449-2025)
- [HB1609: Essential health benefits benchmark plan; Commission to consider coverage for i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1609-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB1214-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).