ASSEMBLY SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 4729

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MARCH 16, 2026

      The Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 4729.

      As reported, this bill requires that any artificial intelligence chatbot that utilizes generative artificial intelligence to create audio, video, text, or print content with the purpose providing voters with election related information or information concerning the accomplishments, policy positions, or qualifications of a candidate for election in this State must include, prior to the provision of any content related to the candidate, a clear and conspicuous disclosure that identifies the content as being provided by a generative artificial intelligence system.  Such disclosure must be permanent or uneasily removed by subsequent users, to the extent technically feasible.

      As used in this bill, “election related information” means any information that affects a voter’s ability to participate in an election or concerns the outcome of an election, including, but not limited to, election dates, voter eligibility, the voter registration process, use of mail-in ballots, ballot cure procedures, polling locations and hours, ballot canvassing, and the certification of election results.

      If the disclosure required pursuant to this bill is not provided, the person or entity responsible for the oversight of the artificial intelligence chatbot will be liable to a penalty of not more than $6,000 for the first offense and not more than $12,000 for the second and each subsequent offense.