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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACT"
description: "Establishes regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care treatments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2197"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2197 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burke", "DiPalma", "Famiglietti", "Gu", "Paolino", "Tikoian", "Urso", "Zurier"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce9ffb7b-3329-46cd-a41d-726cc7b538e0"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f8a0b8dd3390c7dab9066f18eccd4deab10ca829d07c17aa235d69d25ff21116"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---
# Rhode Island SB 2197 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACT
Establishes regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care treatments.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **2197 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2197Aaa.pdf)
## Votes
- Passage — **360** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **370** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Burke — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Famiglietti — primary (person)
- Gu — primary (person)
- Paolino — primary (person)
- Tikoian — primary (person)
- Urso — primary (person)
- Zurier — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-23** 01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technol `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)
- **2026-03-24** 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-12** 05/12/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2026)
- **2026-05-13** 05/13/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/21/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `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 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ce9ffb7b-3329-46cd-a41d-726cc7b538e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).