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Joe Nicola

Missouri state senator and sponsor of the 2026 AI Non-Sentience and Responsibility Act (SB 1012).

A government entity shall not grant to an AI system the legal status of a personhood or any form of legal personhood.

AI Verified (May 4, 2026)

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Joe Nicola, Perfected SS No. 2 for SCS for SB 1012, Missouri Senate, May 4, 2026, p. 6.

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AI agents should be granted legal personhood as non-human corporations

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AI Verified Bill text expressly prohibits legal personhood for AI systems. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified The cited Missouri Senate bill text contains this provision sponsored by Joe Nicola. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI agents should be granted legal personhood as non-human corporations

An artificial intelligence (AI) system shall be declared a non-sentient entity. A government entity shall not grant to an AI system the legal status of a personhood, nor consider an AI system to possess consciousness, self-awareness, or similar trait...

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