This Senate bill, sponsored by Senator John Kennedy and introduced on 2026-09-16, would require entities to include a human-controlled shutdown mechanism in all artificial intelligence systems. The bill has been read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. No full legislative text or detailed provisions are publicly available, so definitions, scope, enforcement, exemptions, and penalties are not known.
If enacted, organizations that develop, deploy, or operate AI systems would be required to include a way for a human to shut the system down. The bill text available in public records does not say which kinds of AI systems, which entities are covered, or how a "human-controlled shutdown" must work.
No publicly available information on estimated costs, funding, or budgetary effects. The public record does not include cost estimates or implementation plans.
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