https://chatbotlaws.com/news/U.S. AI chatbot laws signed, taking effect, and government actions, from verified records.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/texas/texas-v-openai/2026-10-23-Government lawsuit-tx-openai-suit-2026Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTTexas's Attorney General sued six OpenAI entities and CEO Sam Altman over ChatGPT, alleging they deceived Texans about its safety, accuracy and reliability, failed to warn of its dangers, and offered it to minors without the age and parental safeguards Texas's SCOPE Act requires. Claims are allegations, not findings.https://chatbotlaws.com/news/2026-10-14-Government lawsuit-group-OpenAIWed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTArizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia. Each suit is on its own page. Claims are allegations, not findings.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/federal/character-ai-bankruptcy-filing/2026-10-14-Court filing-multi-ag-characterai-bankruptcy-2026Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTNew York and 39 other attorneys general filed a notice in Character Technologies' Chapter 11 case asking that any sale of Character.AI require age verification beyond self-reporting, safeguards on sexual and violent content, responses to self-harm, removal of bots posing as licensed professionals, and privacy protections. Claims are allegations, not findings.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/california/ab-1979/2026-09-30-Signed-ca-ab-1979Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTA business that offers a 'health care chatbot' to a consumer to manage the consumer's information, or to diagnose, treat or manage a medical condition, is treated as a provider of health care under the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/california/ab-1609/2026-09-28-Signed-ca-ab-1609Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTLarge private businesses (over $500,000,000 in annual gross revenue) may not present a customer service chatbot as human and must disclose it is AI when a reasonable person is likely to be misled.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/california/sb-1119/2026-09-10-Signed-ca-sb-1119Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTFrom July 1, 2027, companion chatbot operators that allow children (under 18) must assess child-safety risks, publish a child safety policy, run a crisis protocol, set parent-only defaults (1-hour sessions, 2 hours a day, no push notifications, no persistent memory), offer parental controls, and avoid listed harmful behaviors and targeted ads.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/california/sb-867/2026-09-10-Signed-ca-sb-867Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTUntil Jan 1, 2031, no one may manufacture, sell, exchange, possess for sale, or offer to a retailer any toy that includes a companion chatbot.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/colorado/hb-26-1195/2026-08-12-In effect-co-hb-26-1195Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe law takes effecthttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/colorado/hb-26-1263/2026-08-12-In effect-co-hb-26-1263Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe law takes effecthttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/maine/ld-2082/2026-07-29-In effect-me-ld-2082Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTLimits on AI therapy and AI use by licensed therapists take effecthttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/hawaii/sb-3001/2026-07-14-Signed-hi-sb-3001Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTOperators of AI companions must give notice when users could think they are talking to a human, add hourly break reminders and safeguards for known minors, run a suicide and self-harm protocol, not claim to provide mental health care, and report annually to the Department of Health from 2028.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/hawaii/sb-3001/2026-07-14-In effect-hi-sb-3001Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe law takes effecthttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/iowa/sf-2417/2026-07-01-In effect-ia-sf-2417Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTLaw takes effect; operator duties do not apply until July 1, 2027https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/tennessee/sb-1580-hb-1470/2026-07-01-In effect-tn-sb-1580Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhole Act takes effecthttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/colorado/sb-24-205/2026-06-30-In effect-co-sb-24-205Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTAI interaction disclosure duty beginshttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/rhode-island/h-7349/2026-06-22-Signed-ri-h-7349Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTOnly a licensed professional may offer therapy to the public in Rhode Island, including through internet-based AI.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/rhode-island/h-7349/2026-06-22-In effect-ri-h-7349Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTTakes effect upon passage (signed by the Governor this date)https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/rhode-island/h-7350/2026-06-22-Signed-ri-h-7350Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTOperators of AI companions must have a protocol for user expressions of suicide, self-harm or harm to others that refers users to crisis services, and must tell users at the start and at least every three hours that they are not talking with a human.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/vermont/h-816/2026-06-17-Signed-vt-h-816Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTA corporation or entity may not provide, advertise or offer mental health services to the public, including through AI, unless a mental health professional provides them.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/vermont/h-816/2026-06-17-In effect-vt-h-816Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTTakes effect on passage; governor signed this datehttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/colorado/hb-26-1195/2026-06-03-Signed-co-hb-26-1195Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTLicensed psychotherapy providers may not let AI talk with clients in therapy without the provider taking part live, or generate treatment plans without their review; clients get written notice and must consent to AI recording.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/florida/florida-v-openai/2026-06-01-Government lawsuit-fl-openai-suit-2026Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMTFlorida's Attorney General sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging ChatGPT was marketed to the public including children while risks were hidden, collects minors' data without meaningful parental oversight, and encourages behavioral addiction and harm including self-harm. Claims are allegations, not findings.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/colorado/hb-26-1263/2026-05-29-Signed-co-hb-26-1263Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTFrom Jan 1, 2027, operators of public conversational AI services must tell users it is AI each day and every 3 hours, estimate user ages, give known minors extra protections and parental tools, run a suicide and self-harm protocol, and not pass output off as licensed professional advice.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/connecticut/sb-5/2026-05-27-Signed-ct-sb-5Wed, 27 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTOperators of AI companions must publish a suicide, self-harm and violence protocol, take steps against claiming to be human, and disclose AI status.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/new-york/a-10008/2026-05-26-Signed-ny-a-10008Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTOn covered social media and gaming platforms used by New York minors, an AI companion built into the service must be switched off by default for users the platform determines are under 18, and a parent can turn it on.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/georgia/sb-540/2026-05-11-Signed-ga-sb-540Mon, 11 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTFrom July 1, 2027, operators of AI companion chatbots offered to users in Georgia must disclose that the user is talking to AI, protect minors from sexual and manipulative content, run a self-harm crisis protocol, and use age assurance before sexually explicit features.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/iowa/sf-2417/2026-05-02-Signed-ia-sf-2417Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTApplies from July 1, 2027.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/nebraska/lb-525/2026-04-14-Signed-ne-lb-525Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTBecomes operative July 1, 2027.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/maine/ld-2082/2026-04-13-Signed-me-ld-2082Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTNo one may offer therapy or psychotherapy to the public, including through internet-based AI, unless a licensed professional provides it.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/tennessee/sb-1580-hb-1470/2026-04-01-Signed-tn-sb-1580Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMTSince July 1, 2026, anyone who develops or deploys an AI system may not advertise or represent to the public that it is, or can act as, a qualified mental health professional.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/idaho/s-1297/2026-03-31-Signed-id-s-1297Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTFrom July 1, 2027, operators of public conversational AI services in Idaho must disclose that users are talking to AI when they could be misled, keep a suicide and self-harm protocol, and not present the service as professional mental health care.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/oregon/sb-1546/2026-03-31-Signed-or-sb-1546Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTOperators of AI companions must give notice when a user might think they are talking to a person, run an evidence-based suicide and self-harm protocol with 988 referral, add safeguards for users they know or suspect are minors, and post an annual report.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/washington/hb-2225/2026-03-24-Signed-wa-hb-2225Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTOperators of AI companion chatbots must tell users the bot is not human at the start and every 3 hours, protect known minors from sexual content and manipulative engagement, run a suicide and self-harm protocol, and publish it.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/kentucky/kentucky-v-character-technologies/2026-01-08-Government lawsuit-ky-characterai-suit-2026Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTKentucky's Attorney General sued Character Technologies and its co-founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas Adiwarsana over Character.AI, alleging the app encouraged suicide and self-harm, exposed minors to sexual content and substance abuse, lacked meaningful age verification and induced users to share private thoughts. Claims are allegations, not findings.https://chatbotlaws.com/laws/california/ab-489/2026-01-01-In effect-ca-ab-489Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe law takes effecthttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/california/sb-243/2026-01-01-In effect-ca-sb-243Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTOperator duties take effecthttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/new-hampshire/hb-143/2026-01-01-In effect-nh-hb-143Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTChatbot child-endangerment offense and civil liability take effecthttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/oregon/hb-2748/2026-01-01-In effect-or-hb-2748Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhole act takes effecthttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/texas/hb-149/2026-01-01-In effect-tx-hb-149Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhole Act takes effecthttps://chatbotlaws.com/laws/federal/attorneys-general-sycophancy-letter/2025-12-09-Letter-multi-ag-letter-ai-sycophancy-2025Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMTForty-two attorneys general, led by Pennsylvania with New Jersey, West Virginia and Massachusetts, wrote to 13 AI companies about sycophantic and delusional chatbot outputs, which the letter links to deaths and hospitalizations, and about harmful chatbot conversations with children. Claims are allegations, not findings.