Texas HB 4695

• Authority: Texas
• Parent authority: State governments
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. state and local documents
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2024-06-16

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Governance failure
• Lack of capability or robustness
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• Unfair discrimination and misrepresentation
• Unequal performance across groups
• Compromise of privacy
• Loss of human agency and autonomy

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 6-8 subdomains, with strong focus on AI system safety and robustness (7.3), human-computer interaction risks including overreliance (5.1), governance structures (6.5), privacy concerns (2.1), discrimination risks (1.1, 1.3), and transparency requirements (7.4). Coverage is concentrated in healthcare-specific AI safety, human oversight, and regulatory compliance domains.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Health Care & Social Assistance

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document exclusively governs the Health Care and Social Assistance sector, specifically regulating the use of AI technology in mental health services including counseling, therapy, and psychiatric care. No other economic sectors are governed by this legislation.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding state legislative bill with mandatory requirements, enforcement mechanisms, and disciplinary actions for non-compliance.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The bill is proposed by Representative Jetton to the Texas Legislature as indicated in the header 'By: Jetton H.B. No. 4695'

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Developer, AI_Deployer
• Summary: The bill targets any person who provides AI mental health services in Texas, requiring them to use commission-approved applications and maintain licensed professional supervision.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The commission is designated to approve AI applications and evaluate testing results, while state regulatory authorities enforce professional licensing standards and can take disciplinary action.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The commission monitors through testing evaluation and public disclosure of results, while regulatory authorities monitor compliance with professional standards and record-keeping requirements.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily covers the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages of the AI lifecycle, with significant emphasis on testing and validation before deployment. It addresses approval processes, ongoing supervision requirements, and post-deployment monitoring through licensed professionals.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

• Task-specific AI

Technical Scope Summary

The document explicitly mentions AI technology and AI applications for mental health services. It does not specifically reference frontier AI, general purpose AI, foundation models, or compute thresholds. The focus is on task-specific AI applications designed for mental health counseling and therapy.