Washington chatbot laws

Enacted laws

• HB 2225Regulating artificial intelligence companion chatbots
  Takes effect Jan. 1, 2027

What Washington's laws require

• Say it is AIHB 2225
• Remind during long chatsHB 2225
• Protect minorsHB 2225
• Check agesNo
• Crisis protocolHB 2225
• Report to the stateHB 2225
• Limits on manipulative designHB 2225
• No AI therapist or licensed titleNo
• Users can sueHB 2225

Coming dates

1. January 1, 2027HB 2225: Whole act takes effect

Multistate actions Washington'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 Washington laws that may matter

• Consumer protection law: Washington Consumer Protection Act (RCW chapter 19.86). It applies to businesses generally, not to chatbots specifically; whether it reaches a particular chatbot practice is a legal question.

Sources

1. Washington Consumer Protection Act (official source)