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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACT"
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description: "Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits."
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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 7538"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7538 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Diaz", "Edwards", "Felix", "Giraldo", "Hull", "Lombardi", "McGaw", "Stewart", "Tanzi"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-06"
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last_action: "2026-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/255479d6-1c7e-4761-91ee-0aa9eb6d9103"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "5b85bacdc9cc86803b9ce0c12a82d4c6cbf389efb637d668affcdd3bb0c3a3f5"
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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 7538 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS NOTIFICATION ACT
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Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits.
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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. **7538 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7538A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **54–14** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE — **64–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Felix — primary (person)
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- Giraldo — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Lombardi — primary (person)
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- McGaw — primary (person)
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- Stewart — primary (person)
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- Tanzi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-06** 02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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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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- **2026-03-26** 03/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/30/2026)
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- **2026-03-30** 03/30/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/16/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-16** 04/16/2026 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House 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/255479d6-1c7e-4761-91ee-0aa9eb6d9103`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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