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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: "SB 2197"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 2197 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Burke", "DiPalma", "Famiglietti", "Gu", "Paolino", "Tikoian", "Urso", "Zurier"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-23"
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last_action: "2026-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ce9ffb7b-3329-46cd-a41d-726cc7b538e0"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "f8a0b8dd3390c7dab9066f18eccd4deab10ca829d07c17aa235d69d25ff21116"
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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 SB 2197 (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. **2197 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2197Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Burke — primary (person)
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- DiPalma — primary (person)
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- Famiglietti — primary (person)
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- Gu — primary (person)
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- Paolino — primary (person)
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- Tikoian — primary (person)
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- Urso — primary (person)
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- Zurier — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-23** 01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technol `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)
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- **2026-03-24** 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-05-12** 05/12/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2026)
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- **2026-05-13** 05/13/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/21/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
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- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `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 as amended 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/ce9ffb7b-3329-46cd-a41d-726cc7b538e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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