Small firms get free AI training from the state.

What it does

The bill tells the SBA to make free lessons about AI. The lessons teach small firm owners how to pick and use AI tools safely. The SBA must set up a group of experts. The group checks that lessons are correct and fair. The group updates lessons regularly.

Who it affects

Small firm owners get free AI training. The bill stops the SBA from picking one AI seller over another.

One thing to notice

The group does not have to hold public meetings. It does not follow sunshine-law rules.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

6 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

• Oct 17, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Oct 17, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Small Business and Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Small Business”
• Nov 18, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Nov 18, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 0”
• Jan 20, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H934-935)”
• Jan 20, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Williams (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

7 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 12 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $60,610,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 4 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 86% of bills with any report.

Hillary Scholten, who sponsored the bill, received $748,940 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. — $54,660,000 in 3 reports
• Google Client Services LLC — $3,570,000 in 1 report
• Intuit, Inc. and Affiliates (formerly Intuit, Inc.) — $2,100,000 in 2 reports
• Intuit, Inc. and Affiliates — $120,000 in 2 reports
• Intuit, Inc. and Affiliates — $100,000 in 2 reports

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• SBA — A state agency that helps small firms start and grow.
• AI — Computer software that learns and can do tasks needing human thought.
• group of experts — A team of people who give advice to the state.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.