Subcommittee forwards bill requiring human oversight, transparency for automated hiring tools

Delegate Tran told the subcommittee HB 1514 aims to set guardrails for automated and AI‑driven tools used in hiring and employment decisions. The bill does not ban automated systems but requires disclosures of when they are used, what data they rely on, annual testing for algorithmic discrimination, reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, and that no employment decision be made without a human decision maker.

The patron described remedies and a modest civil penalty for private employers who knowingly violate the requirements and set a complaint and review process for state and local governments. Committee members had no substantive questions from the audience and the subcommittee moved to report the bill and refer it to Appropriations.

Next steps: Appropriations will review implementation and any fiscal or enforcement provisions.