{"slug":"us-texas-responsible-ai-governance-act-traiga-government-agency-ai-interaction-disclosure","id":"AIPT-OBL-0104","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0104","title":"Government agencies must disclose to consumers that they are interacting with an AI system","short_title":"Government AI interaction disclosure","category":"transparency","summary":"A governmental agency that makes an AI system available to interact with consumers must disclose to each consumer, before or at the time of the interaction, that they are interacting with an AI system. The disclosure is owed even where the AI nature of the interaction would be obvious, must be clear and conspicuous, written in plain language and may not use a dark pattern; a hyperlink to the disclosure is acceptable for online services.\n","practical_action":"Put a plain-language AI notice at the entry point of every public-facing chatbot, voice line or automated service and keep a screenshot record.\n","is_binding":true,"applies_from":"2026-01-01","section":null,"source_reference":"Business and Commerce Code Section 551.051","official_source_url":"https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB149","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","actors":["deployer","public_authority"],"sectors":["public_services"],"use_cases":["public_services","generative_ai","customer_service"],"applicability":[{"description":"Texas state agencies and other governmental agencies that offer consumer-facing AI systems.","actors":["public_authority","deployer"],"conditions":null}],"evidence_examples":[{"title":"AI interaction disclosure copy and placement record","description":null,"artifact_type":"document"}],"framework_mappings":[{"framework":"nist_ai_rmf","framework_name":"NIST AI RMF 1.0","reference":"GOVERN 5.1, MANAGE 4.1","note":"Transparency to end users.","confidence_level":"medium","is_original":true},{"framework":"iso_42001","framework_name":"ISO/IEC 42001:2023","reference":"Annex A.8.5","note":"Information for interested parties.","confidence_level":"medium","is_original":true}],"controls":[{"slug":"public-sector-ai-use-case-register","title":"Public-sector AI use-case register and algorithmic transparency","kind":"process","relationship":"supports","note":"Register identifies the consumer-facing systems that need the notice.","confidence_level":"medium","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/public-sector-ai-use-case-register"},{"slug":"ai-interaction-and-use-disclosure","title":"AI interaction and use disclosure notices","kind":"process","relationship":"satisfies","note":"Point-of-interaction notice in plain language.","confidence_level":"high","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/ai-interaction-and-use-disclosure"}],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/us-texas-responsible-ai-governance-act-traiga-government-agency-ai-interaction-disclosure","policy":{"slug":"us-texas-responsible-ai-governance-act-traiga","title":"Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (HB 149, 89th Legislature)","status":"in_force","jurisdiction":"us-texas","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-texas-responsible-ai-governance-act-traiga"}}