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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.

  1. 7350 SUB A as amended (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • AS AMENDED — 692 (pass) · lower
  • PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — 691 (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).