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Subcommittee advances bill to ban AI from claiming it can act as mental-health professional
Summary
The Population Health Subcommittee voted 7-0 to advance House Bill 1470, which would bar developers or deployers of artificial intelligence systems from advertising that the systems are or can act as qualified mental health professionals under Title 33.
The Population Health Subcommittee advanced House Bill 1470 on a 7-0 vote, sending the measure to the full Health committee. The subcommittee vote came after a brief explanation of the bill on the record and no substantive questions from members.
On the bill record, a speaker described the measure’s core prohibition: it would prevent a person who develops or deploys an artificial intelligence system from advertising or representing to the public that the system “is or is able to act as a qualified mental health professional as defined in Title 33.” The speaker added: “Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool and has a lot of, excellent uses in health questions.” The chair then called the question and the clerk recorded seven ayes and zero nays. The chair announced that House Bill 1470 passes the subcommittee and will move to the full Health committee for further consideration.
