RI HB 7349

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACT

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HB 7349 pass?

Yes. RI HB 7349 has been enacted into law as of 2026-06-22. Latest recorded action (2026-06-22): 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor

What is RI HB 7349 about?

Establishes regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care treatments.

Who sponsors RI HB 7349?

Donovan, Cotter, Kazarian and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7349.

Description

Establishes regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care treatments.

Introduced: 2026-01-28
Latest action: 2026-06-22 — 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-28
01/28/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
introduction,referral-committee
2026-02-19
02/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2026-02-23
02/23/2026 Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
2026-03-03
03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Proposed Substitute
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2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026)
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2026-06-08
06/08/2026 House passed Sub A
passage
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026)
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2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
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2026-06-18
06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor
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2026-06-22
06/22/2026 Signed by Governor
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Versions

7349 SUB ACompare

Documents

application/pdf

Votes

PASSAGE
2026-06-08 · pass · 69-2
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: yes
- Ackerman: yes
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: yes
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: yes
- Batista: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: yes
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: yes
- Chippendale: yes
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: other
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Dawson: other
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: yes
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: yes
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: yes
- Kislak: yes
- Knight: yes
- Lima: yes
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: yes
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: yes
- Newberry: yes
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: yes
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: no
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: yes
- Read: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: no
- Serpa: yes
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Shekarchi: other
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://status.rilegislature.gov/

Attribution

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