Companion chatbots: child safety.
Summary
This bill expresses the California Legislature's intent to enact future legislation addressing the safety of companion chatbots (AI conversational tools) as they relate to children. While this introduced version does not itself establish new requirements, it signals the Legislature's commitment to developing protections in this area, building on existing laws that already require chatbot operators to clearly disclose when users are interacting with artificial intelligence rather than a human.
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Last action
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
May 20, 2026
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Co-sponsors (2)
Legislative history
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (May 14).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Set for hearing May 14.
May 11 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Set for hearing May 11.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (April 21).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 20). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.
Set for hearing April 21 in JUD. pending receipt.
Set for hearing April 20.
Re-referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P. and JUD.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
Referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.