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Updated August 16, 2026

Rhode Island: US state profile

A snapshot of AI governance activity in Rhode Island: tracked legislation, enforcement actions, federal political money, and the labor baseline. Ask AGIS for the cross-referenced detail behind any of it.

Labor baseline

Union membership rate: 16.1% (2025). Covered by a union contract: 17.5%.

2025 annual estimates are 11-month averages excluding October; October 2025 data not collected due to the federal government shutdown. Not strictly comparable with other annual averages. Source.

Legislation

146 AI-related documents tracked.

Showing the 60 most recent of 146 tracked documents.

• dineen/shibata v. Kotchka enacted
  AI litigationGovernment: judicial and law enforcement
• ### 508.3. Applicability. (south_kingstown, RI) enacted
• ### Sec. 19-86. Discharge of stormwater, surface water, etc. (south_kingstown, RI) enacted
• # UTILITIES (south_kingstown, RI) enacted
• ### 508.2. Definitions. (south_kingstown, RI) enacted
• ### Sec. 20-66. Plan contents. (south_kingstown, RI) enacted
• ### 508.1. Purpose and goals. (south_kingstown, RI) enacted
• ### Sec. 504. Special use permits. (south_kingstown, RI) enacted
• ### Sec. 29-58. Plan contents. (bristol, RI) enacted
• ### Sec. 28-150. Special use permit standards for various uses. (bristol, RI) enacted
• ### Sec. 22-316. Enumeration. (bristol, RI) enacted
• ### Sec. 28-409. Variances and special use permits. (bristol, RI) enacted
• ### Sec. 28-147. Antennae. (bristol, RI) enacted
• # SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL (bristol, RI) enacted
• ### Sec. 22-251. Administrative enforcement remedies. (bristol, RI) enacted
• ### Sec. 22-192. Unpolluted waters. (bristol, RI) enacted
• RI S2104: Unfair Sales Practices proposed
  Civil liabilityFinesPrivacySecurity
• RI H6236: General Regulatory Provisions -- Rhode Island Data Transparency And Privacy Protection Act proposed
  PrivacyTransparency
• RI H7195: Electronic Information And Data Privacy Act proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI S0754: General Regulatory Provisions -- Rhode Island Data Transparency And Privacy Protection Act proposed
  PrivacyTransparency
• RI S0883: General Regulatory Provisions proposed
  Civil liabilityFinesPrivacySecurity
• RI H7801: Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified c proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI H5319: Search Warrants -- Electronic Information And Data Privacy Act proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI S2500: Creates the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protect Act for data privacy protections for the personal data of the citizens of Rhode Island. enacted
  PrivacyTransparency
• RI H7787: Creates the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protect Act for data privacy protections for the personal data of the citizens of Rhode Island. enacted
  PrivacyTransparency
• RI H5360: Requires search warrant for electronic information, prohibits stingray cell-site simulators. proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI S0061: Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified c proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI H7453: Requires search warrant for electronic information, prohibits stingray cell-site simulators. proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI H5361: Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified c proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI S0767: Establishes the Genetic Information Privacy Act, which would require a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, as defined, to provide a consumer with certain information regarding the company’s po proposed
  Medicine, life sciences and public healthPrivacySales, retail, and customer relations
• RI S2105: Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified c proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI H5745: Rhode Island Personal Data And Online Privacy Protection Act proposed
  Privacy
• RI S2107: Protecting Student Privacy On School-owned Technology proposed
  EducationPrivacy
• RI S2417: General Regulatory Provisions - Establishing The Electronic Information Or Data Privacy Act proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI S3256: Creates the public health data privacy and protection act to regulate the reporting of information relating to reportable disease data in the possession of the department of health. proposed
  Medicine, life sciences and public healthPrivacyTransparency
• RI H6043: House Resolution Reinstating The Life Of And Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission Known As The "rhode Island Online Data Transparency And Privacy Protecti enacted
  Government study or reportPrivacyTransparency
• RI H7358: Relating To Criminal Procedure-search Warrants-electronic Information And Data Privacy Act proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI H7639: Requires a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, as defined, to provide a consumer with certain information regarding the company’s policies and procedures regarding use of genetic data. proposed
  Medicine, life sciences and public healthPrivacySales, retail, and customer relations
• RI S2992: Creates the reproductive health and gender-affirming healthcare data privacy act. proposed
  Medicine, life sciences and public healthPrivacy
• RI S0396: Electronic Information And Data Privacy Act proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI H7022: House Resolution Reinstating The Life Of And Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission Known As The "rhode Island Online Data Transparency And Privacy Protecti enacted
  Government study or reportPrivacyTransparency
• RI H5354: Rhode Island Data Transparency And Privacy Protection Act proposed
  PrivacyTransparency
• RI S2154: Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified c proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI S0032: Student Privacy On School-owned Technology proposed
  EducationPrivacy
• RI H7936: Creates the public health data privacy and protection act to regulate the reporting of information relating to reportable disease data in the possession of the department of health. proposed
  Medicine, life sciences and public healthPrivacyTransparency
• RI H7917: Rhode Island Information Privacy Act proposed
  Privacy
• RI H5959: General Regulatory Provisions -- Rhode Island Transparency And Privacy Protection Act proposed
  PrivacyTransparency
• RI H7357: Creates the reproductive health and gender-affirming healthcare data privacy act. proposed
  Medicine, life sciences and public healthPrivacy
• RI H7208: Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified c proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI H7723: General Regulatory Provisions -- Establishing The "consumer Personal Data Protection Act Of 2020" proposed
  PrivacySales, retail, and customer relationsSecurity
• RI H7400: General Regulatory Provisions -- Rhode Island Data Transparency And Privacy Protection Act proposed
  PrivacyTransparency
• RI S2036: Student Privacy On School-owned Technology proposed
  EducationPrivacy
• RI S2129: Classifies, research, intent and interest in healthcare services as protected healthcare data. Adds responsibilities for regulated entities that seek to collect and share consumer data including a req proposed
  Input controls: ConsentMedicine, life sciences and public healthPrivacySales, retail, and customer relations
• RI H5296: Electronic Information And Data Privacy Act proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI S0824: Creates the reproductive freedom and gender affirming care health data privacy act. proposed
  Medicine, life sciences and public healthPrivacy
• RI S2436: Student Computer Device Privacy proposed
  EducationFinesPrivacy
• RI H5857: Creates the reproductive freedom and gender affirming care health data privacy act. proposed
  Medicine, life sciences and public healthPrivacy
• RI S0134: Search Warrants -- Electronic Information And Data Privacy Act proposed
  Government: judicial and law enforcementPrivacy
• RI H5513: General Regulatory Provisions proposed
  Civil liabilityFinesPrivacySecurity
• RI H7778: General Regulatory Provisions -- Rhode Island Transparency And Privacy Protection Act proposed
  DisclosurePrivacyTransparency

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Enforcement

No enforcement actions recorded for Rhode Island. When a state attorney general, a federal agency, or a court takes an action involving an AI system here, it will be listed with the respondent, outcome, and any penalty.

Money

$6,483 in tracked political contributions across 158 records.

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