2026 Chatbot Legislation Tracker

By Justine Gluck and Rafal Fryc

At a Glance

With nearly 100 chatbot-specific bills introduced across states in 2026, a complex and increasingly fragmented compliance landscape is quickly emerging. This tracker helps stakeholders understand that landscape by highlighting chatbot legislation advancing through initial chambers in state legislatures and Congress, and organizing key provisions across proposals to show what is coming and how requirements may vary across jurisdictions. The tracker is updated on Thursdays to reflect legislative movement and amendments.

2026 Chatbot Legislation Tracker				Disclosure & Transparency			Age Verification & Access Controls			Content Safety			Harm Prevention		Data Protection			Liability & Enforcement
Jurisdiction	Bill Number	Lead Sponsor(s)	Status	Regular Disclosures	Professional Services	Transparency Reporting	Age Verification	Minor Access Bans	Parental Consent & Tools	Prohibited Content for Minors	Professional Services Restrictions	Humanized/ Emotional Systems	Harm Detection & Response	User Engagement Optimization	Training Restrictions	Advertising Restrictions	Limits on Collection/Sharing	Non-disclaimable Liability	Enforcer	New Felonies
2026 Proposed Chatbot Legislation
AZ	HB 2311	Rep. Rivero (R)	Passed Chamber	(3 hours M), NE					X	X	T	X	X	X					AG
CA	SB 300	Sen. Padilla (D)	Passed Chamber	(3 hours MB)						X			X						AG
GA	SB 540	Sen. Anavitarte (R)	Passed Chamber	(3 hours M), NE			X		X	X	X	X	X	X					AG
HI	SB 3001	Sen. Keohokalole (D)	Passed Chamber	(3 hours M), NE		X			X	X	T	X	X	X		K	X		AG
HI	HB 1782	Rep. La Chica (D)	Passed Chamber	(3 hours MN)			X		X	X	T	X	X	X		MK	M		AG, PRA
IA	SF 2417	Senate Committee on Technology	Passed Chamber	3 hours NE					X	X	T		X	X					AG
ID	SB 1297	State Affairs Committee	Passed Chamber	(3 hours MN), NE					X	X	T	X	X	X					AG
MD	HB 952	Del. Buckel (R)	Passed Chamber	Hourly NE		X				X			X	X			X		AG, PRA
OR	SB 1546	House Committee on Behavioral Health	Passed Legislature	(3 hours MB), NE		X				X		X	X	X					PRA
PA	SB 1090	Sen. Pennycuick	Passed Chamber	(3 hours M), NE		X				X			X						AG
Enacted Chatbot Legislation
CA	SB 243	Sen. Padilla (D)	Signed by Governor	(3 hours M), NE		X				X			X						PRA
ME	LD 1727	Rep. Kuhn (D)	Signed by Governor	NE															AG
NH	HB 143	Rep. Harvey-Bolia (R)	Signed by Governor							X			X						AG, PRA
NY	S-3008C	Sen. Gonzalez (D)	Signed by Governor	3 hours NE									X						AG
UT	HB 452	Rep. Moss (R)	Signed by Governor	NE		X										KL	X		AG
WA	HB 2225	Rep. Callan (D)	Signed by Governor	(3 hours NE) (hourly MN)		X				X		X, S	X	X					Ag, PRA
Inactive Legislation
UT	HB 438	Rep. Fiefia (R)	Inactive	(hourly MB)		X				X			X			L	X		AG
WA	SB 5984	Sen. Wellman (D)	Inactive	(3 hours EN) (hourly MN)		X				X		X, S	X	X					AG

Last Updated: March 18, 2026

About This Tracker

This tracker highlights chatbot-related legislation advancing through U.S. state legislatures and Congress in 2026. It includes bills that have passed at least one legislative chamber and is updated weekly to reflect movement and amendments. This tracker reflects a subset of FPF’s broader legislative tracking work. FPF members receive access to comprehensive tracking across the full AI policy landscape, including all chatbot and AI-related legislation. To learn more about corporate membership, visit FPF’s Become a Member page.

FPF is currently tracking 98 chatbot-specific bills across 34 states, as well as three federal proposals. While these bills are often driven by shared concerns, such as high-profile incidents involving chatbot interactions, they vary significantly in scope and approach. For example, definitions of “chatbot” differ widely, contributing to an emerging regulatory patchwork in which similar systems may be subject to different requirements across jurisdictions.

This tracker organizes key provisions across bills to highlight areas of convergence and divergence, helping stakeholders understand where compliance obligations may differ state by state. FPF identifies six core areas reflected in chatbot legislation: transparency, age verification and access controls, content safety and harm prevention, professional licensure and regulated services, data protection, and liability and enforcement. These areas are further broken down in the tracker to provide a more granular view of legislative requirements.

This tracker captures legislation that covers three primary categories: “chatbots,” “companion chatbots,” and “mental health chatbots,” each reflecting distinct risk profiles. For example, mental health chatbot bills often seek to prevent AI systems from providing therapeutic services without licensed oversight, while many proposals targeting companion chatbots focus on systems designed to simulate ongoing relationships with users, particularly minors. 

Additionally, this tracker focuses on legislation that explicitly defines or scopes to chatbots. Related AI bills that may implicate chatbot systems indirectly are not included. For more on chatbot definitions and broader legislative trends, see FPF’s blog: The Chatbot Moment: Mapping the 2026 U.S. Chatbot Legislative Landscape.