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TX SB2966

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Charles Schwertner

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires private companies using artificial intelligence systems to make "consequential decisions" (those with material, legal, or significant effects on consumers) to establish a governance framework ensuring consumer protection

  • Defines "artificial intelligence system" as any machine learning-based system that infers from inputs how to generate outputs including content, decisions, predictions, and recommendations affecting physical or virtual environments

  • Establishes a civil penalty not to exceed $1 for private companies that violate the framework requirement

  • Adds new Chapter 551 (Algorithmic Artificial Intelligence Systems) to Subtitle C, Title 11 of the Texas Business & Commerce Code

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to establishing a framework to govern the use of artificial intelligence systems in critical decision-making by private companies and ensure consumer protections; authorizing a civil penalty.

Business & Commerce

Last Action

Referred to Business & Commerce

4/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Business & Commerce4/7/2025

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