Why 4/5: Establishes new regulations and potential penalties for mental health providers using AI, directly impacting operations and patient safety.
This bill permits mental health service providers to use artificial intelligence systems to assist in therapy or counseling, provided the human provider remains fully responsible for all interactions and data. Violations of these new regulations, which also ensure patient privacy, could result in a civil penalty of up to $10,000.
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Senate committee offered
Cleared committee
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
Substitute adopted
Committee substitute printed 26106455D-S1
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Rules suspended
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Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
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Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Second reading
Read second time
Substitute adopted
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
Substitute adopted
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute Block Vote (Voice Vote)
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Summarized from the official bill text (“Mental health service providers; definitions, use of artificial intelligence system, civil penalty.”) · Read the actual bill →
Passed a chamber
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
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Placed on Calendar
First reading
Read first time
Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
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Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB269)
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Continued to next session in Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote)