Compliance Radar · AI rules
Texas Responsible AI Governance Act takes effect
Texas bans some AI uses and requires disclosure from agencies and health care providers.
- Status
- In force
- Takes effect
- January 1, 2026
- Announced
- Jun 22, 2025 (HB 149 signed)
- Type
- law
What changed
TRAIGA bans AI meant to incite harm, infringe rights or unlawfully discriminate. Health care providers must tell patients about AI in their care. Fines run $10,000 to $200,000 after a 60-day cure period.
Who it affects
Businesses that build or deploy AI in Texas, including chatbots, and health care providers using it.
What to do
- Health care sites: disclose AI intake or symptom chat up front.
- Document what each AI feature does.
- Follow the NIST AI RMF for the safe harbor.
What ComplyMo already handles
Page audits and daily re-checks: Growth and up. Everything else: every plan, from $19 a month.
Sources
- Texas Legislature: HB 149 (89th Legislature) (opens in a new tab)
- Haynes Boone: TRAIGA overview (opens in a new tab)
- Covington Inside Privacy: Texas law (opens in a new tab)
Summary of public sources, not legal advice.