HB 1782

As amended on 3/5/2026: - Requires conversational or companion AI system providers to disclose to minor users that they are interacting with an AI and not a human being with a notice once every three hours. - Requires providers to implement reasonable measures to prevent systems from misleading minors, fostering emotional dependency, simulating romantic relationships, using manipulative engagement techniques, or representing themselves as providing professional services. - Requires providers to implement reasonable measures to prevent generating harmful content, such as sexually explicit material or content encouraging self-harm. - Restricts the collection of a minor’s personal data and prohibits its use for targeted advertising or behavioral manipulation. - Requires reasonable and proportionate age assurance measures. - Mandates providers offer tools for parents to set time limits, restrict access to certain features, and monitor their minor’s use of the AI system. - The 2/11/2026 amendment changed the effective date to facilitate discussion. - The 2/19/2026 amendment clarifies that the disclosure is required when an operator knows a user is a minor. Requires the operator to prevent the chatbot from leading a user to think they are interacting with a human when seeking crisis intervention for self-harm or suicide. - The 3/5/2026 amendment adds definitions, requires that providers implement reasonable measures to prevent conversational AI and AI companion systems from generating harmful content for minors, including sexually explicit material, self-harm promotion, or encouragement of illegal activity. Clarifies that data practices, parental controls, and age-assurance requirements apply to both conversational AI services and AI companion systems.