Bill > H0829

This bill, relating to notification of robocalls that use an artificial voice, proposes to add a new section to Vermont law that defines "artificial intelligence" as a machine-based system that can infer and generate outputs, and "artificial voice" as a voice generated or significantly altered by artificial intelligence. It requires that whenever a telephone call is made using an automatic dialing-announcing device, which is equipment that can store numbers to call and play prerecorded messages, the caller must first make an unrecorded, natural voice announcement. This announcement must state the nature of the call, identify the business or organization being represented, ask for consent to hear the prerecorded message, and inform the person called if the prerecorded message uses an artificial voice. The bill also mandates that the device be disconnected upon call termination, and outlines penalties for violations, including civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation and criminal penalties of up to 90 days imprisonment or a $1,000 fine per violation for knowing and willful offenses, with the Attorney General tasked with enforcement.

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https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.829