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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACT"
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description: "Establishes regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care treatments."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 7349"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7349 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "Carson", "Cotter", "Donovan", "Kazarian", "McEntee", "Messier", "Shanley", "Speakman", "Spears"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2026-01-28"
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last_action: "2026-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d34c1fef-d683-4554-a1ea-41e0ddd2efa3"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "decc6b51ab607c58f928215016a926efbaf77a7ff9b0861325aaa322241a89fc"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 7349 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACT
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Establishes regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care treatments.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **7349 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7349A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **69–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Baginski — primary (person)
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- Carson — primary (person)
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- Cotter — primary (person)
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- Donovan — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- Messier — primary (person)
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- Shanley — primary (person)
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- Speakman — primary (person)
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- Spears — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-28** 01/28/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** 02/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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- **2026-02-23** 02/23/2026 Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
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- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
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- **2026-03-03** 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
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- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-22** 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d34c1fef-d683-4554-a1ea-41e0ddd2efa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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