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Recently changed

  • Oct. 31, 2026 New: a side-by-side comparison of Character.AI alternatives (age rules, age checks, teen limits, sexual content, training on chats, parental controls and account deletion, from each company's own pages), with a CSV download. New guides: ChatGPT adult mode, the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), the Colorado AI Act, and whether Kindroid and Joyland AI are safe. The Character.AI age verification guide was re-checked against Character.AI's pages.
  • Oct. 31, 2026 Character.AI bankruptcy: Law360 reported that the judge approved the bidding procedures at the October 30 hearing; the written order is not yet on the docket. The guide to whether Character.AI is shutting down now lists the revised sale schedule (bids due November 20, auction November 23, sale hearing November 24, sale objections due November 13) and cites the states' and U.S. Trustee's objections directly.
  • Oct. 28, 2026 State pages now list the multistate actions each attorney general joined, the state's general consumer protection law and comprehensive privacy law where it has one, its 2027 legislative session date, and chatbot bills that were introduced but stalled. Pages for states without a chatbot law are now open to search engines.
  • Oct. 28, 2026 Added a 2027 chatbot bills tracker: bills filed for 2027, bills still pending from 2026, and when legislatures convene.
  • Oct. 28, 2026 Federal page: noted the FTC investigation of AI companies that the Associated Press reported on September 30, 2026.

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Bills to watch

  • Delaware HB 306 Deadline Jan. 12, 2027. Passed the House 25-12 on May 5, 2026 with House Amendments 1 and 3; assigned to the Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee the same day, its last…
  • Illinois SB 316 Deadline Jan. 13, 2027. Passed the Senate 57-0 on May 21, 2026 as amended by Senate Floor Amendments 2 and 3 (originally a Payday Loan Reform Act shell bill). In the House it was assigned to…
  • Illinois SB 317 Deadline Jan. 13, 2027. Passed the Senate 56-1 on May 21, 2026 as amended by Senate Floor Amendment 2 (originally a Consumer Legal Funding Act shell bill). In the House it was assigned to…
  • Michigan SB 760 Deadline Dec. 31, 2026. Introduced Dec 17, 2025 by Sen. Dayna Polehanki (Sen. Erika Geiss added Feb 12, 2026). Reported favorably Mar 24, 2026; Senate adopted Substitute S-1 Mar 25, 2026 and…
  • New York S 9051-B / A 10379-C Passed the Senate 60-0 on June 4, 2026 and the Assembly on June 5, 2026 (S 9051-B substituted for A 10379-C); the bill page shows no delivery to the Governor,…
  • New York S 9408-A / A 11144-B Passed the Senate 57-3 on June 1, 2026 and the Assembly on June 2, 2026 (A 11144-B substituted by S 9408-A); the bill page shows no delivery to the Governor,…
  • Pennsylvania HB 2006 Deadline Nov. 30, 2026. Passed the House 133-70 on September 28, 2026; referred to the Senate Communications and Technology Committee October 13, 2026.
  • Pennsylvania SB 1090 Deadline Nov. 30, 2026. Passed the Senate 49-1 on March 17, 2026; referred to the House Communications and Technology Committee March 18, 2026.
  • Virginia SB 796 Passed the Senate 39-1 on Feb 17, 2026 (Senator Durant's floor substitute, as amended). In the House it was referred to the Communications, Technology and Innovation…

Pending and vetoed bills · Congress

Latest government actions

Claims in these actions are allegations, not findings.

Key figures

34
enacted state chatbot laws, in 20 states
22
of them in effect now
12
signed and taking effect later
21
laws that require telling users they are talking to AI
13
laws that require a suicide and self-harm protocol
20
laws that limit AI therapy or licensed titles
13
federal chatbot bills tracked
3
chatbot bills vetoed

More, each with its own link and citation: Statistics.

How to cite

Chatbot Laws. U.S. chatbot laws, as of Nov. 4, 2026. https://chatbotlaws.com

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Map of chatbot laws by stateAdd ?view=minors, ?view=disclose, ?view=crisis or another duty to color the map by that duty, and ?theme=dark for dark pages.
Countdown to the next effective dateCounts down to the next date a chatbot law, or part of one, takes effect.
Live countThe headline number, updated with the records.
One law: California SB 243Every law, bill and action has a card. Find the code under “Embed this law” on its page.
One state: CaliforniaEvery state with a record has a card, under “Embed” on the state page.
Next effective datesThe next six dates, with links to each law.

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Data

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