Chatbot Regulation
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AI Companion Chatbot Laws by State: Twelve Statutes, One Rule, and Every Date
Twelve states have enacted AI companion chatbot laws as of October 2026, under one stated rule: the statute covers a consumer-facing AI that simulates conversation or a relationship and requires both an AI-identity disclosure and a suicide or self-harm crisis protocol. A state-by-state table with each statute's defined term, duties, minor provisions, enforcer, private right, and operative date, the duties compared, the enforcement already under way, and an operator's checklist.
California AI Bills Signed September 2026: All Twenty-Seven, With Dates and Penalties
Governor Newsom signed twenty-seven AI bills between September 9 and September 30, 2026, vetoed four, and issued two executive orders. One table lists every bill with its chapter, the date it takes effect, its enforcer, and its penalty, sourced to the chaptered text; the veto messages, the executive orders, and the constitutional rule that makes January 1, 2027 the default date follow.
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