SB796Introduced in the Senate
Artificial Intelligence Companion Chatbots and Minors Act; established, enforcement, civil penalty.
Introduced by Tara Durant, District 27
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Minors Act established; enforcement; civil penalties; individual action. Creates the Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Minors Act to require a covered entity, defined in the bill, to (i) implement certain reasonable systems and processes, (ii) make reasonable efforts to notify appropriate emergency services or law enforcement if it obtains knowledge that a user faces an imminent risk of death or serious physical injury, and (iii) submit a report to the Attorney General after obtaining knowledge of certain covered incidents, defined in the bill, connected to one or more of its chatbots. The bill also requires an operator, defined in the bill, to disclose the non-human nature of the chatbot to users at certain intervals. The bill authorizes the Attorney General to initiate an action to seek an injunction and civil penalties for violations and also provides an individual civil action for any person harmed by a violation or the parent or legal guardian of a minor harmed by a violation.
Where it stands
Continued to next session in Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote)
March 2, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A) · February 17, 2026
39
Yes
1
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
40 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
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See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Jones | 77 | Yes |
| Timmy French | 1 | Yes |
| Mark Obenshain | 2 | Yes |
| Chris Head | 3 | Yes |
| David Suetterlein | 4 | Yes |
| Travis Hackworth | 5 | Yes |
| Todd Pillion | 6 | Yes |
| William Stanley | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Peake | 8 | Yes |
| Tammy Brankley Mulchi | 9 | Yes |
Bill history
Presented and ordered printed 26105447D
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB796)
Senate committee offered
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
Committee substitute printed 26107851D-S1
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (36-Y 0-N 0-A)
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
Read second time
Committee substitute rejected (Voice Vote)
Floor offered Senator Durant Substitute
Reading of substitute waived (Voice Vote)
Senator Durant Substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)
Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Floor offered Senator Durant Amendment
Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
Senator Durant Amendment agreed to
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute as amended
Rules suspended
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 1-N 0-A)
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
House committee offered
Continued to next session in Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote)
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