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Poland's Sejm Passes AI Act Implementation Law, Awaits President's Signature
The Sejm adopted the Senate's amendments to Poland's AI systems law on July 3, completing parliamentary work on the national implementation of the EU's AI Act. The bill now goes to the president, who will decide its fate.
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Poland has completed the final parliamentary stage of work on its law on artificial intelligence systems. On July 3, the Sejm (the lower house of Poland's parliament) reviewed the Senate's amendments and sent the document to the president's desk, meaning the country is now one signature away from launching the national AI oversight system required by the EU's AI Act.
The law on artificial intelligence systems is Poland's implementation of the EU's AI Act, whose August deadlines are set to start taking effect across the European Union. Rather than waiting until the last moment, the Polish government decided to launch its own oversight mechanism well in advance, creating a new authority tasked with monitoring the market, handling citizen complaints, and pursuing proceedings against companies that break the rules.
What the New Commission Does
KRiBSI is meant to be for AI systems what UODO (Poland's data protection authority) is for personal data - a national regulator with real powers. Its tasks will include overseeing AI systems' compliance with regulations, receiving reports of serious incidents, conducting administrative proceedings, and imposing penalties on entities that violate the rules. The commission will also be the sole point of contact with counterparts from other EU countries, intended to prevent a situation in which several national authorities investigate the same company at once.
The law also provides for regulatory sandboxes, controlled testing environments for innovative AI systems operated under state supervision. Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises are to be exempt from participation fees, meant to encourage smaller companies to test their solutions legally rather than deploying them without any oversight.
The Path Through Sejm and Senate
The government adopted the bill on March 31, 2026, and it reached the Sejm on April 9. The first reading concluded on June 11 with an overwhelming majority of 421 votes in favor, just 3 against and 18 abstentions, a rare display of cross-party agreement on technology regulation. The Senate introduced 25 amendments on June 25, of which the Sejm adopted 24, rejecting one by a vote of 405 to 13 with 17 abstentions.
During committee work, disputes centered mainly on the composition and selection process for the commission's leadership. Opposition politicians wanted the KRiBSI chair elected by a three-fifths qualified majority, which would require broader political consensus, and wanted external institutions, including the Commissioner for Human Rights, and the heads of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO), involved in selecting the deputy chairs.
Whoever wins the race for artificial intelligence today wins the economic race tomorrow - Krzysztof Gawkowski, Minister of Digital Affairs
Business Reactions
The Lewiatan Confederation praises the digital affairs ministry's ambition to make Poland one of the first EU countries to implement the union's act, but notes that some provisions require further discussion. Its biggest concerns center on the scope of the new national oversight authority's powers over foreign companies - in practice, oversight bodies from different member states could simultaneously conduct inspections and administrative proceedings against the same company operating in several markets at once.
For Polish companies deploying AI systems, this means that once the president signs the law, there will be a specific address for complaints and legal questions, but also a real risk of administrative penalties for violations. Until now, national oversight of AI has been scattered across various institutions with no single, clearly designated authority.
What Comes Next
The law now goes to the president, who can sign it, refer it to the Constitutional Tribunal, or veto it. None of these outcomes has been announced yet. Less than a month remains before the EU's AI Act is fully implemented in Poland - most of its provisions take effect starting August 2, 2026, with full implementation expected in 2027, leaving little time to get a functioning commission up and running.
Sources: Sejm Passes AI Law, Establishing AI Commission and Regulatory Sandboxes for Companies (rp.pl), Parliamentary Work on AI Law Concludes, Now It's Up to the President (cyberdefence24.pl)
