As substituted on 3/25/2026: - Requires an advanced chatbot operator to use personal data collected from a user to determine whether the user is a minor, and restricts the sale or disclosure of data to third parties or use of the data beyond what is reasonably necessary. - For minor users, prohibits a chatbot from simulating companionship, promoting suicide, self-harm, physical harm to others, disordered eating, or drug or alcohol use or abuse, encouraging secrecy, optimizing user engagement that supersedes safety, or facilitating sexually explicit conduct. - Prohibits a chatbot operator from training a model with the inputs of a minor without parental consent. - Grants enforcement authority with the attorney general, and creates a private right of action. - The 3/25/2026 substitution applies provisions to "advanced chatbots", prohibits specified behaviors, requires data minimization, and prohibits training on minor data.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
Apr 29, 2026 | H | referred to Committee on Communications and Technology |
Apr 29, 2026 | H | read a first time |
Apr 29, 2026 | H | received on 04/29/2026 |
Apr 29, 2026 | S | PASSED ROLL CALL # 66 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 |
Mar 25, 2026 | S | PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE |
Mar 25, 2026 | S | RULES SUSPENDED |
Mar 25, 2026 | S | PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) |
Mar 25, 2026 | S | SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN |
| Last Action | Apr 29, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2025 |
| Bill Type | Bill |
| Created | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Updated | Apr 30, 2026 |