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Texas HB 149 — Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act

The broadest US state AI law in force: bans intentional harmful uses (manipulation, discrimination, deepfake abuse), restricts government social scoring and biometrics, requires AI disclosures by agencies and healthcare providers, and offers a sandbox and NIST-based safe harbour. Effective 1 January 2026.

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Required actions

  • Do not develop or deploy AI intended to incite self-harm or crime, to discriminate unlawfully, or to produce child sexual abuse material or non-consensual intimate deepfakes - Government agencies may not use AI for social scoring or to identify people by biometrics without consent, and must disclose AI interaction to consumers - Healthcare providers must disclose AI use in treatment to patients - Respond to Attorney General civil investigative demands; 60-day cure period before penalties

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