# Texas signs the Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA), effective 1 January 2026

- **Record type**: Change log entry
- **Occurred on**: 2025-06-22
- **Jurisdiction**: Texas (United States)
- **Instrument**: Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (HB 149, 89th Legislature)
- **Impact level**: High
- **Status after the change**: Adopted

## What changed

The Governor signed HB 149, banning AI intended to manipulate people into self-harm or crime, government social scoring and certain biometric uses, requiring government AI disclosure, and creating a sandbox and AI council with Attorney General enforcement.

## What it means in practice

Developers and deployers serving Texas should screen for prohibited intents and document NIST-aligned governance to use the statutory defences.

## Provenance

- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-06-22-texas-traiga-signed
- **Official source**: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB149
- **Source document**: HB 149 (89R)
- **Published by**: Texas Legislature Online
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-09-24
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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