HB 2671

As introduced: - Requires operators of companion AI chatbots to verify user age and obtain verifiable parental consent for minors. - Mandates blocking a minor’s access to interactions involving suicidal ideation or sexually explicit content, and requires monitoring for suicidal ideation to provide users with prevention resources. - Requires presenting contact information for the national suicide prevention lifeline for an interaction with suicidal ideation. - Requires a recurring notification to inform users they are interacting with an AI, not a human. - Establishes that a violation of the act is a deceptive practice under the Kansas consumer protection act.