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Every item below is a duty an enacted state AI law sets out, written in plain English and tied to the section of law it comes from. 1235 items from 326 laws in 50 states, grouped by state and law. Filter to your states and topics, tick items off as you go, and print it for your files.

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Rhode Island AI companion models law (H 7350)

2026 H 7350 Substitute A as amended (January Session 2026); adds a chapter on Artificial Intelligence Companion Models to Title 6 of the General Laws (numbered 6-63-1 to 6-63-5 in the bill). Also enacted as SB2195. Enforced by: Rhode Island Attorney General, who may investigate, sue and seek injunctions against noncompliant operators.. Checked November 12, 2026.

Operator: Do not operate or provide an AI companion unless it contains a protocol addressing possible suicidal ideation or self-harm, and possible physical harm to others, expressed by a user. Starts January 1, 2027 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any AI companion operated or provided to a user in Rhode Island. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-63-2(a)(1), (2)

Operator: Notify the user with a referral to crisis service providers, such as a suicide hotline or crisis text line, as soon as such an expression is detected. When triggered · Each time it happens · Applies when: A user expresses possible suicidal ideation, self-harm or physical harm to others to the AI companion. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-63-2(a)(3)

Operator: File annual reports with the office of the attorney general on the number of safety protocol activations and related metrics. Starts July 1, 2027 · Every year · Applies when: Beginning July 1, 2027; no due date within the year is stated. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-63-2(b)

Operator: Give a clear and conspicuous notification, verbally or in writing, that the user is not communicating with a human, at the start of any interaction and every three hours. Starts January 1, 2027 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any AI companion interaction; the repeat is owed at least every three hours for continuing interactions. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 6-63-3

Rhode Island Oversight of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Mental Health Care Act (H 7349)

P.L. 2026, ch. 373 (H 7349 Substitute A) and ch. 374 (S 2197 Substitute A as amended), enacted June 22, 2026; adds R.I. Gen. Laws chapter 40.1-5.5 (§§ 40.1-5.5-1 to 40.1-5.5-6). Also enacted as S2197. Enforced by: Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services, which has authority to investigate actual, alleged or suspected violations of the chapter. The act names no other enforcer. No court order blocking the act was looked for in this review.. Checked November 12, 2026.

Individual, corporation, or entity: Do not provide, advertise or otherwise offer therapy or psychotherapy services to the public in Rhode Island, including through internet-based AI, unless a licensed professional or provider conducts them. Starts June 22, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any offer of therapy or psychotherapy services to the public in Rhode Island. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5.5-3(b)

Licensed professional or provider: Do not use AI designed to simulate emotional attachment, bonding or dependency, or AI companions, in recorded or transcribed sessions without written notice and consent. When triggered · Ongoing · Applies when: Such AI would assist with supplementary support or therapeutic communication where the client's session is recorded or transcribed. The patient, or a parent, guardian or other legally authorized representative, must be told in writing that AI will be used and its specific purpose, and must consent. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5.5-3(a)

Licensed professional or provider: Do not allow or use AI to make independent therapeutic decisions or to determine therapeutic recommendations or treatment plans. Starts June 22, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any use of AI by a licensed professional or provider. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5.5-3(c)(1), (3)

Licensed professional or provider: Do not allow AI to interact directly with clients in any form of therapeutic communication without an established relationship. Starts June 22, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: The text ties the established relationship to the professional agreeing to diagnose and treat the patient and the patient consenting, whether or not there has been an in-person encounter. The professional stays responsible for clinical judgment and reasonable therapeutic oversight. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5.5-3(c)(2)

Licensed professional: When discussing a client's own AI software use, maintain confidentiality, monitor and protect the client's safety, and discuss the software's limitations and risks. When triggered · Ongoing · Applies when: A client discloses, on their own initiative, that they use software with AI features. The professional may discuss that use and offer guidance. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5.5-3(d)

Licensed professional or provider: Keep records and communications with individuals seeking therapy or psychotherapy services confidential; disclose only as provided in § 40.1-5-26. Starts June 22, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: All records kept by a licensed professional or provider and all communications with an individual seeking services. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-5.5-4

Rhode Island Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act (H 7538)

H 7538 Substitute A (2026); companion S 2570 Substitute A enacted as P.L. 2026, ch. 372 on June 22, 2026; adds a new chapter to R.I. Gen. Laws Title 23, Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act (numbered 23-106 in the House bill). Also enacted as S2570. Enforced by: The law does not name one. Checked November 12, 2026.

Healthcare provider or healthcare facility: Notify patients of the use of AI for the sole purpose of documenting the visit. When triggered · Ongoing · Applies when: The provider or facility uses AI to document an in-person or telehealth visit. The text does not say how or when the notice must be given and does not require consent. · new Title 23 chapter, section 3 (printed 23-106108-3 in P.L. 2026, ch. 372; 23-106-3 in H 7538 Substitute A)

Healthcare provider or healthcare facility: Review the AI-generated documentation for accuracy after the visit. When triggered · Ongoing · Applies when: AI was used to document an in-person or telehealth visit. The text sets no deadline and does not say who must do the review. · new Title 23 chapter, section 3 (printed 23-106108-3 in P.L. 2026, ch. 372; 23-106-3 in H 7538 Substitute A)

Rhode Island crime of sharing real or digitally altered intimate images without consent (H 5046)

P.L. 2025, ch. 430 (H 5046), enacted July 2, 2025; amends R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-64-3. Companion: P.L. 2025, ch. 429 (S 136).. Also enacted as S136. Enforced by: Criminal prosecution in Rhode Island courts. A violation counts as committed in Rhode Island if any element of the offense, or any resulting harm to the depicted person, occurs in the state. No lawsuit challenging the 2025 amendment was found in a web search.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Person: Do not intentionally disseminate, publish or sell a real or digitally created or altered sexual image of an identifiable adult without their consent. Starts July 2, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: The image was made or obtained where a reasonable person would know it was to stay private, or was created without consent; and it is shared knowing or recklessly disregarding likely harm, or to harass, intimidate, threaten or coerce. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-64-3(a)(1)-(4)

Person: Do not threaten to disclose such an image to obtain a benefit, and do not demand money or anything of value to remove one from public view. Starts July 2, 2025 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any threat to disclose an image described in § 11-64-3(a), or any demand for payment to remove one. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-64-3(e), (f)

Rhode Island deceptive synthetic media in election communications (H 5872)

P.L. 2025, ch. 409 (H 5872 Substitute A), enacted July 2, 2025; adds R.I. Gen. Laws chapter 17-30 (§§ 17-30-1 to 17-30-4). Companion: P.L. 2025, ch. 410 (S 816 Substitute A).. Also enacted as S816. Enforced by: Private civil actions by the depicted candidate; the act names no state enforcer and sets no criminal or administrative penalty. No lawsuit challenging chapter 17-30 was found in a web search.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Candidate, campaign committee, PAC, party committee or independent spender: Within 90 days of an election with a candidate on the ballot, do not distribute synthetic media you know or should know is deceptive and fraudulent, unless disclosed as AI. When triggered · Each time it happens · Applies when: Any distribution of synthetic media in the 90 days before an election at which a candidate for elective office will appear on the ballot. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-30-1(c), (d)(1)

Candidate, campaign committee, PAC, party committee or independent spender: To use the disclosure, state the media was manipulated or generated by AI: on screen for a whole video, text no smaller than other text, or spoken in audio. When triggered · Each time it happens · Applies when: Visual text must be easily readable by the average viewer. Audio-only disclosures must be clearly spoken at the beginning and end, and at least every two minutes if the audio runs longer than two minutes. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-30-1(d)(1)-(3)

Rhode Island digital forgery as identity fraud (H 8060)

P.L. 2026, ch. 412 (H 8060 Substitute A), enacted June 23, 2026; amends R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-49.1-2 and 11-49.1-3. Companion: P.L. 2026, ch. 413 (S 3338).. Also enacted as S3338. Enforced by: Criminal prosecution in Rhode Island courts; a violation is a felony. No lawsuit challenging the 2026 amendments was found in a web search.. Checked November 15, 2026.

Person: Do not knowingly create, generate or distribute a forged digital likeness or voice of a real person, passed off as genuine, to facilitate fraud. Starts June 23, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: The person knows or reasonably should know the image or recording is a forged digital likeness, and it was created and distributed without the depicted person's consent. · R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 11-49.1-2, 11-49.1-3(a)(8)

Person: Do not knowingly impersonate a living or dead person or an entity with intent to defraud or injure an individual, business, the state or a municipality. Starts June 23, 2026 · Ongoing · Applies when: Any impersonation, by any means, with intent to defraud or injure. · R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-49.1-3(a)(7)

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Where the items come from

Each item is one duty from an enacted law, read from the official text on the legislature’s or state’s own website. 265 of the 326 laws have also been read a second time to confirm every date, threshold, penalty and enforcer. Each item names who the duty falls on, when it starts, how often it recurs and the section it comes from, with a link.

Where a law is silent, the checklist says so rather than guessing. A law that is repealed or replaced on a known date shows that end date and drops off afterward. The list is rebuilt from these records every time the page loads.

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