Technology; artificial intelligence; companions; minors; safety; civil penalties; effective date.

Summary

The bill would stop companies that deploy AI chatbots with human‑like features from making them available to anyone under 18, unless the bot is a therapeutic tool that meets strict safeguards. It requires age‑verification, limits data collection, forces emergency‑response systems, and sets civil penalties for violations. The measure failed to pass and was placed on General Order.

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