Georgia chatbot laws

Enacted laws

• SB 540AI companion chatbots
  Takes effect July 1, 2027

What Georgia's laws require

• Say it is AISB 540
• Remind during long chatsSB 540
• Protect minorsSB 540
• Check agesSB 540
• Crisis protocolSB 540
• Report to the stateSB 540
• Limits on manipulative designSB 540
• No AI therapist or licensed titleSB 540
• Users can sueNo

Coming dates

1. July 1, 2027SB 540: Whole Act takes effect

Multistate actions Georgia's attorney general joined

• Attorneys general filing in the Character.AI bankruptcy October 14, 2026
• 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 Georgia laws that may matter

• Consumer protection law: Georgia Fair Business Practices Act (O.C.G.A. section 10-1-390 et seq.). It applies to businesses generally, not to chatbots specifically; whether it reaches a particular chatbot practice is a legal question.

Sources

1. Georgia Fair Business Practices Act (official source)