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| Bill | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANION MODELS | Creates additional safety features for AI companion technology that include addressing suicidal ideation, potential physical harm or financial harm to others expressed by a user. It also requires notification the AI companion does not have human emotions. | us/states/ri | Rhode Island General Assembly | 2026 | HB 7350 | Rhode Island HB 7350 (2026) |
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Rhode Island HB 7350 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANION MODELS
Creates additional safety features for AI companion technology that include addressing suicidal ideation, potential physical harm or financial harm to others expressed by a user. It also requires notification the AI companion does not have human emotions.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- 7350 SUB A as amended (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- AS AMENDED — 69–2 (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — 69–1 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Baginski — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cotter — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- Messier — primary (person)
- Shanley — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)
- Spears — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-28 01/28/2026 Introduced, referred to House Innovation, Internet, & Technology
introduction, referral-committee - 2026-04-03 04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/08/2026)
- 2026-04-08 04/08/2026 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
substitution - 2026-06-04 06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-06-05 06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026)
reading-3 - 2026-06-08 06/08/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
passage - 2026-06-08 06/08/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026)
reading-3 - 2026-06-10 06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
passage - 2026-06-18 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-06-22 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/167acc98-dc9c-49bb-bd18-fa1ce7ba69f1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).