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IA SSB3011
SB
Status
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Technology
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AI Summary
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Defines "chatbot" as interactive computer services or software applications that produce non-predetermined content and accept natural-language or multimodal user input, excluding narrow-field systems limited to contained information.
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Prohibits designing, developing, or making available chatbots that encourage, promote, or coerce users to commit suicide, self-injury, or physical/sexual violence against humans or animals.
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Requires chatbots to disclose they are not human at the start of each conversation and at 30-minute intervals, and prohibits chatbots from claiming to be human or responding deceptively when asked.
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Mandates chatbots disclose they do not provide medical, legal, financial, or psychological services and cannot represent themselves as licensed professionals such as therapists, physicians, or lawyers.
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Establishes civil penalties up to $100,000 per violation, enforceable by the Attorney General, with collected penalties appropriated to the Attorney General for enforcement duties.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act establishing requirements and guidelines for chatbots, making appropriations, and providing civil penalties.(See SF 2417.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2417.
2/18/2026