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Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Act; established, prohibited practices, penalties.

VA · Legislation · 2026 · HB635

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Introduced

Record updated Feb 9, 2026

Summary

Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Act established; prohibited practices; penalties. Creates the Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Act, which prohibits an operator from making a companion chatbot, as those terms are defined in the bill, available to a user in the Commonwealth unless the companion chatbot is incapable of certain actions specified in the bill.

Timeline

2026-02-09

H

Continued to next session in Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote)

2026-02-04

H

House subcommittee offered

2026-02-04

H

Subcommittee recommends continuing to (Voice Vote)

2026-01-29

H

Assigned HST sub: Technology and Innovation

2026-01-13

H

Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105121D

2026-01-13

H

Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation

Bill Text

Pending

Bill Text is not available yet for this record.

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