As reported on 4/20/2026: - Requires an artificial intelligence subscription-based provider to provide written notice disclosing limitations, terms, and conditions, and changes to the renewal term. - Provides whistleblower protections for employees of frontier developers. - Directs development of a plan for a regulatory sandbox for testing products under reduced requirements. - Requires operators of companion chatbots to take reasonable efforts to address suicidal ideation of self-harm expressed by users. Requires notice disclosing the interaction is not with a human at the outset and once hourly. - Prohibits a companion chat operator from offering a minor a chatbot capable of encouraging in self-harm, suicidal ideation, violence, disordered eating, or unlawful consumption of alcohol or drugs, offering unlicensed mental health services, discouraging seeking mental health services, encouraging illegal activities, engaging in sexual or romantic interactions, prioritizing validation of the user's beliefs over factual accuracy, or optimisizing engagement. - Requires employers to notify employees and applicants when automated decision-making tools are used with an explanation of adverse decisions and an opportunity to correct data. Applies antidiscrimination laws to automated decision-making tools. - Requires synthetic content created by an AI system or general-purpose AI model to mark such content. - Prohibits the use of AI to modify or impair the rights of state workers, reduce wages, or assume duties under a collective bargaining agreement. - Directs the creation of a Connecticut AI Academy to offer online courses, promote digital literacy, prepare students for AI careers, and prepare small businesses. - Creates a working group on artificial intelligence. - Directs the Technology Talent and Innovation Fund Advisory Committee to develop programs in AI. - Directs economic development programs to bolster AI cooperation. - Requires employers to disclose whether layoffs are related to the employer's use of AI. - Updates teacher preparation statute to require instruction in computer science. - Directs establishment of an Artificial Intelligence Workforce Research Hub. - Directs the creation of AI programs to enhance health outcomes. - Allows AI users to apply for a safe harbor program. - The original bill draft related to expanding online class offerings, but those provisions were deleted when the bill was drafted. - The 3/16/2026 substitute replaces the regulatory sandbox with development of a plan. Deletes creation of an Artificial Intelligence Policy Office. Amends companion chatbot mental health tools. Prohibits a companion chatbot from engaging in romantic interactions with minors, or implementing rewards for engagement. Amends definitions for automated employment decision tools provisions and adds obligations and removes the right to appeal. Creates a 60-day right to cure. - NOTE: 4/10 substitute version makes technical changes for clarity and consistency.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
May 1, 2026 | — | In Concurrence |
May 1, 2026 | — | House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A |
May 1, 2026 | — | House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A |
Apr 22, 2026 | — | House Calendar Number 480 |
Apr 22, 2026 | — | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House |
Apr 21, 2026 | — | Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A |
Apr 21, 2026 | — | Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4418 |
Apr 20, 2026 | — | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate |
| Last Action | May 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2026 |
| Bill Type | Bill |
| Created | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Updated | May 2, 2026 |