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CA SB243
Bill
Status
Passed
10/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Josh Becker
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AI Summary
- Requires companion chatbot platforms to notify users when they are interacting with AI rather than a human, if a reasonable person could be misled
- Mandates operators maintain protocols to prevent suicidal ideation, suicide, or self-harm content, including referring users expressing such thoughts to crisis services like suicide hotlines
- Imposes additional protections for known minor users: disclosure of AI interaction, break reminders every three hours, and measures to prevent sexually explicit content
- Beginning July 1, 2027, operators must annually report to the Office of Suicide Prevention the number of crisis referrals issued and protocols for detecting and responding to suicidal ideation
- Allows individuals who suffer injury from violations to bring civil actions for injunctive relief, damages of $1,000 per violation or actual damages (whichever is greater), plus attorney's fees
Legislative Description
Companion chatbots.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 677, Statutes of 2025.
10/13/2025
Committee Referrals
Appropriations7/16/2025
Judiciary7/9/2025
Privacy and Consumer Protection6/9/2025
Appropriations5/1/2025
Health4/9/2025
Judiciary2/14/2025
Rules1/30/2025
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