AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

TexasTexasLawHB 2060

Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council

Created a state Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council to study and monitor AI systems developed or used by state agencies.

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Took effectJun 13, 2023 3 years ago

Body
Texas Legislature
Session
2023
Introduced
Feb 8, 2023
In effect since
Jun 13, 20233 years ago
Votes
House 137-10, Senate 30-1
Sponsors
R (Republican)Republican
Topics
Gov AIAI

Timeline

  1. Jun 13, 2023 3 years ago

    Took effect

  2. Jun 13, 2023 3 years ago

    Signed by the governor

  3. May 24, 2023 3 years ago

    Passed the Senate

  4. Apr 20, 2023 3 years ago

    Passed the House

  5. Feb 8, 2023 3 years ago

    Filed in the House

Sponsors

  • R (Republican)Giovanni Capriglione
  • R (Republican)Tan Parker
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TRAIGA

The law bans certain high-risk artificial intelligence uses, restricts intentional discrimination, sets sector-specific rules, and authorizes penalties enforced by the attorney general.

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Ban on Chinese AI and social media apps on state devices

Governor directive banning AI and social media apps affiliated with the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, including DeepSeek, RedNote and Lemon8, from government-issued devices and adding them to the state prohibited technologies list.

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TexasHB 149

Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA)

Bans developing or deploying AI systems for certain intentional harms such as behavioral manipulation toward self-harm, unlawful discrimination, government social scoring and sexual deepfakes of minors, requires state agencies to disclose AI use to consumers, and creates an AI regulatory sandbox and the Texas Artificial Intelligence Council, enforced by the attorney general.

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TexasHB 581

Age verification for AI nudify tools

Requires commercial websites and apps that offer tools to create artificial sexual material using real people's likenesses to verify users are adults, with civil penalties.

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TexasSB 20

AI-generated obscene depictions of children

Creates a criminal offense for possessing, promoting or producing obscene visual material that appears to depict a child, including AI-generated or animated images.

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Change log

  • AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27

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