The Act applies to developers and deployers doing business in Texas or supplying AI systems to Texas residents. It requires specified disclosures, prohibits listed harmful, discriminatory, biometric and government social-scoring uses, creates the Texas Artificial Intelligence Council and regulatory sandbox, and assigns exclusive civil enforcement to the Attorney General.
Regulation
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- Risk classification summary
- The Act does not establish a general risk-tier taxonomy; it regulates specified actors and prohibited or specially governed uses.
- Requirements summary
- Government entities and health-care providers must make specified AI disclosures. The Act prohibits intentionally designed harmful or criminal uses, government social scoring, certain biometric identification without consent, intentional constitutional-rights violations, intentional discrimination, and specified sexual deepfake or child-simulation content.
- Affected entities
- Developers and deployers supplying or using AI systems in Texas, persons doing business in Texas or serving Texas residents, government entities, health-care providers and state agencies within the Act’s scope.
- Enforcement summary
- The Texas Attorney General has exclusive civil-enforcement authority after notice and a 60-day cure period; professional licensing agencies may impose sanctions within their jurisdiction. No private right of action is created.
- Penalty summary
- After an uncured violation, civil penalties range from $10,000 to $12,000 for a curable violation or breach of a cure statement, $80,000 to $200,000 for an uncurable violation, and $2,000 to $40,000 per day for a continuing violation. Licensing agencies may impose penalties up to $100,000.