Connecticut chatbot laws

Enacted laws

• SB 5An Act Concerning Online Safety
  Takes effect Jan. 1, 2027

What Connecticut's laws require

• Say it is AISB 5
• Remind during long chatsSB 5
• Protect minorsSB 5
• Check agesNo
• Crisis protocolSB 5
• Report to the stateNo
• Limits on manipulative designSB 5
• No AI therapist or licensed titleSB 5
• Users can sueNo

Coming dates

1. January 1, 2027SB 5: AI companion safety, disclosure and minor protections (§§ 4-6) take effect

Multistate actions Connecticut's attorney general joined

• Attorneys general filing in the Character.AI bankruptcy October 14, 2026
• Letter from 42 attorneys general on sycophantic and delusional AI December 9, 2025
• Letter from 44 attorneys general to AI companies August 25, 2025

Joining a letter or court filing is not a lawsuit or a finding against any company.

Other Connecticut laws that may matter

• Consumer protection law: Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. section 42-110a et seq.). It applies to businesses generally, not to chatbots specifically; whether it reaches a particular chatbot practice is a legal question.
• Consumer privacy law: Connecticut Data Privacy Act (Conn. Gen. Stat. section 42-515 et seq.), in effect from July 1, 2023. It sets rules for personal data, which can include what people type into a chatbot, for businesses that meet its thresholds.

Sources

1. Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (official source)
2. Connecticut Data Privacy Act (official source)