Vermont bill requires AI providers to supply content-detection tools and watermarking options

Original title: An act relating to the regulation of generative artificial intelligence systems

Last action · January 29, 2026: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic DevelopmentSponsors: Brian Cina and 12 others

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What This Bill Would Do

Rep. Brian Cina introduced H.822 to require generative artificial intelligence providers to offer consumers a tool for identifying AI-generated or altered content. The measure also mandates that providers give users the option to add a to media created by their AI systems.

Why it matters

Consumers and media creators face new compliance standards regarding transparency and provenance for digital content produced within the state.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

generative artificial intelligence system providers

Providers must build and distribute tools for consumers to check if content was AI-created and offer options to watermark generated media.

Directly affected

consumers

Consumers receive access to tools that determine whether content was created or altered by a generative AI system.

Key Facts

H.822 requires providers of generative artificial intelligence systems to give consumers a tool to determine whether content was created or altered by their system.
The bill requires generative AI providers to give system users an option to add a watermark to media generated by artificial intelligence.

Frequently Asked Questions

What tools must generative AI providers supply under this bill?

Providers must supply consumers with a tool that determines whether content was created or altered by the provider's system, and provide system users an option to add a to generated media.

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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

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Jan 29, 2026HouseIntroduced
Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

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