SB 263 (2025)
Add penalties if the owner or operator of a chatbot knows it is encouraging child harm
This bill did not become law.
If a chatbot or similar program somehow encourages a child to engage in sexual or harmful behavior, this bill allows the owner or operator of the program to be prosecuted for child endangerment. This bill would also allow lawsuits against the owner or operator.
The House amended the bill so that in order to be liable, the owner or operator of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot would have to have direct knowledge indicating the AI chatbot is engaging in “facilitation, encouragement, offer, solicitation, or recommendation of certain acts or actions through a responsive generative communication to a child.” This bill also takes away the right of private lawsuits and leaves enforcement to the Attorney General. Before bringing an action, the Attorney General would have to give the offending business an opportunity to “cure” the violation.
The House amended the bill to add the text of HB 60, which allows no-cause eviction after the end of a six-month lease. The Senate must approve that addition.
The Senate then added the substance of the original bill to HB 143.
The House and Senate failed to agree on a final version of this bill.
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