TX-TRAIGA
Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (HB 149)
- I. General Provisions
- Art. 551-001. Definitions ref
- Art. 551-002. Applicability (3)
- Art. 551-003. Purpose ref
- II. Artificial Intelligence Protections
- Art. 552-001. Definitions ref
- Art. 552-051. Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence System Use (7)
- Art. 552-052. Manipulation of Human Behavior (3)
- Art. 552-053. Social Scoring by Governmental Entities (3)
- Art. 552-054. Biometric Data Restrictions for Governmental Entities (2)
- Art. 552-055. Infringement of Constitutional Rights (1)
- Art. 552-056. Unlawful Discrimination (2)
- Art. 552-057. Sexual Exploitation and Child Safety (2)
- Art. 552-101. Attorney General Enforcement Authority (1)
- Art. 552-102. Complaint Mechanism (2)
- Art. 552-103. Civil Investigative Demands (10)
- Art. 552-104. Notice and Opportunity to Cure (3)
- Art. 552-105. Civil Penalties (9)
- Art. 552-106. State Agency Enforcement (1)
- III. Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Sandbox Program
- Art. 553-001. Definitions ref
- Art. 553-051. Establishment of Sandbox Program (2)
- Art. 553-052. Application Requirements (5)
- Art. 553-053. Duration and Extension (2)
- Art. 553-054. Legal Protections During Testing (2)
- Art. 553-101. Oversight and Removal (3)
- Art. 553-102. Reporting Requirements (6)
- IV. Texas Artificial Intelligence Council
- Art. 554-001. Establishment (1)
- Art. 554-002. Composition (4)
- Art. 554-003. Qualifications and Terms (4)
- Art. 554-004. Meetings (2)
- Art. 554-101. Duties (7)
- Art. 554-102. Limitations (3)
- V. Amendments to Existing Law
- Art. 560-001. Biometric Identifier Consent Amendments (3)
- Art. 560-002. Data Processing Amendments (3)
- VI. Effective Date and Preemption
- Art. 600-001. Effective Date (1)
- Art. 600-002. Local Preemption (1)
- Art. 600-003. Complaint Mechanism Deadline (1)
Prohibition Obligations
22Title I — General Provisions
Title II — Artificial Intelligence Protections
Article 552-051. Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence System Use
1 obligation
Article 552-052. Manipulation of Human Behavior
3 obligations
TX-TRAIGA-552-052-01
Prohibition
Prohibition on AI Systems Designed to Incite Physical Self-Harm
Must not develop or deploy an artificial intelligence system in a manner that intentionally aims to incite or encourage
TX-TRAIGA-552-052-02
Prohibition
Prohibition on AI Systems Designed to Incite Harm to Others
Must not develop or deploy an artificial intelligence system in a manner that intentionally aims to incite or encourage
TX-TRAIGA-552-052-03
Prohibition
Prohibition on AI Systems Designed to Incite Criminal Activity
Must not develop or deploy an artificial intelligence system in a manner that intentionally aims to incite or encourage
Article 552-053. Social Scoring by Governmental Entities
3 obligations
TX-TRAIGA-552-053-01
Prohibition
Prohibition of Social Scoring Systems with Unrelated Context Treatment
Governmental entities must not deploy AI systems that evaluate individuals based on social behavior or personal characte
TX-TRAIGA-552-053-02
Prohibition
Prohibition of Social Scoring Systems with Disproportionate Treatment
Governmental entities must not deploy AI systems that evaluate individuals based on social behavior or personal characte
TX-TRAIGA-552-053-03
Prohibition
Prohibition of Social Scoring Systems that Infringe Rights
Governmental entities must not deploy AI systems that evaluate individuals based on social behavior or personal characte
Article 552-054. Biometric Data Restrictions for Governmental Entities
2 obligations
TX-TRAIGA-552-054-01
Prohibition
Prohibition on AI Systems Creating Biometric Databases from Untargeted Gathering
Governmental entities must not deploy artificial intelligence systems that create databases uniquely identifying individ
TX-TRAIGA-552-054-02
Prohibition
Prohibition on AI Systems Identifying Individuals Without Consent When Rights Infringed
Governmental entities must not deploy artificial intelligence systems that uniquely identify specific individuals throug
Article 552-055. Infringement of Constitutional Rights
1 obligation
Article 552-056. Unlawful Discrimination
2 obligations
TX-TRAIGA-552-056-01
Prohibition
Prohibition on Intent-Based Discriminatory AI Development
Must not develop an artificial intelligence system with the intent to unlawfully discriminate against protected classes
TX-TRAIGA-552-056-02
Prohibition
Prohibition on Intent-Based Discriminatory AI Deployment
Must not deploy an artificial intelligence system with the intent to unlawfully discriminate against protected classes (
Article 552-057. Sexual Exploitation and Child Safety
2 obligations
TX-TRAIGA-552-057-01
Prohibition
Prohibition on AI Systems for Illegal Visual Material Creation
Must not develop, produce, or distribute artificial intelligence systems specifically intended for creating visual mater
TX-TRAIGA-552-057-02
Prohibition
Prohibition on Text-Based AI Systems Simulating Child Sexual Conduct
Must not develop, produce, or distribute text-based artificial intelligence systems, including chatbots, that are design
Article 552-101. Attorney General Enforcement Authority
1 obligation
Article 552-104. Notice and Opportunity to Cure
1 obligation
Title III — Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Sandbox Program
Article 553-054. Legal Protections During Testing
2 obligations
TX-TRAIGA-553-054-01
Prohibition
Restriction on Attorney General Enforcement During Sandbox Participation
The attorney general is prohibited from bringing enforcement actions against sandbox participants for violations of Chap
TX-TRAIGA-553-054-02
Prohibition
Restriction on State Agency Enforcement During Sandbox Participation
State agencies are prohibited from bringing enforcement actions against sandbox participants for violations of licensing
Title IV — Texas Artificial Intelligence Council
Article 554-102. Limitations
2 obligations
TX-TRAIGA-554-102-01
Prohibition
Prohibition on Adopting Binding Rules
The council is prohibited from adopting any rules or regulations that are legally binding on any person or state agency.
TX-TRAIGA-554-102-02
Prohibition
Prohibition on Interfering with State Agency Operations
The council is prohibited from interfering with the operations or decision-making processes of any state agency.
Title V — Amendments to Existing Law
Article 560-001. Biometric Identifier Consent Amendments
1 obligation
Title VI — Effective Date and Preemption
Article 600-002. Local Preemption
1 obligation