artificial intelligence; privileged communications

Plain English Breakdown

The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but the exact effective date remains unspecified in the provided documents.

HB2410: Privileged Communications for Artificial Intelligence

This bill states that private conversations with artificial intelligence are protected by law if those same talks would be protected when done with a human professional.

What This Bill Does

• Adds Chapter 8 to Title 18 of the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding information technology and artificial intelligence.
• States that communication with an AI is privileged under specific conditions.
• Requires that the person would have been entitled to privilege if they had asked for advice from a human professional instead.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who communicate with artificial intelligence systems

Terms To Know

Privileged communication

A private conversation that the law protects from being shared publicly without permission.

Human professional

Trained workers like lawyers, doctors, clergy members, or behavioral health experts who give advice to clients.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not list specific types of artificial intelligence that qualify for this protection.
• It relies on existing laws about human professionals to decide if a conversation is protected.
• The exact date the law starts has not been set in the provided text.

Official Summary Text

HB2410 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet

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Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR
H.B. 2410

artificial intelligence;
privileged communications

Purpose

Establishes that
a person's communication with artificial intelligence is considered to be
privileged if the communication would have been privileged had it taken place
with a human professional.

Background

Statute deems
that certain communications between individuals are considered privileged
communications and are therefore not subject to public disclosure without
consent, unless specific exemptions apply. Privileged communications include:
1) communications between an attorney and a client, including legal advice
given in the course of professional employment;

2) communications between a doctor and a patient regarding any physical or
mental disease or disorder; 3) communications between a clergyman or priest and
a penitent making a confession; and 4) communications between a behavioral
health professional and a client, unless the client's condition indicates a
clear and imminent danger to self or others (A.R.S. ��
12-2233
;

12-2234
;

12-2235
;
and
32-3283
).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund
associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1.

Establishes that a person's communication with artificial intelligence
is privileged if the person would have been entitled to privileged
communication had the person sought the advice from a human professional.

2.

Becomes effective on the general effective date.

House Action

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Current Bill Text

HB2410 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

artificial
intelligence; privileged communications

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2410

AN
ACT

amending title 18, Arizona Revised
Statutes, by adding chapter 8; relating to information technology.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 18, Arizona Revised Statutes,
is amended by adding chapter 8, to read:

CHAPTER
8

ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE

ARTICLE
1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

START_STATUTE
18-801.

Private communication with artificial intelligence; privileged

A person's communication with an
artificial intelligence is privileged if the person would have been entitled to
privileged communication had the person sought the advice from a human
professional.

END_STATUTE