artificial intelligence; privileged communications
HB 2410 would make communications with artificial intelligence protected (privileged) if those same communications would have been protected had they been made to a human professional, such as a lawyer or doctor. It directly affects people seeking advice from AI tools in contexts where human professional advice would normally be confidential. The bill establishes that AI interactions would be treated identically to human professional communications under existing privilege rules. This bill is currently pending in Arizona's legislature after its first two readings and has not yet become law.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2026
Last action Feb 26, 2026
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What changed between versions
Introduced Version
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House Engrossed Version (02/23/2026)
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Feb 23, 2026
MINOR
The bill was reorganized and reformatted from a standard introduced version to a House Engrossed version, which typically indicates it has passed the House and is ready for the next legislative stage. The substantive legal text regarding artificial intelligence privacy remains identical, preserving the rule that AI communications are privileged if they would have been privileged with a human professional.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was updated to reflect the bill's progression to the House Engrossed stage, including changes to the header, title placement, and page formatting, while the actual statutory language was not altered.
Floor votes · House Feb 23, 2026
How they voted
53–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 60
Feb 23, 2026
D
Democratic27
77% Yea
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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