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Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Minors Act; established, prohibited practices, penalties.
VA · Legislation · 2026 · HB758
Record updated Feb 18, 2026
Summary
Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Minors Act established; prohibited practices; penalties. Creates the Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Minors Act to require that deployers that operate or distribute a chatbot in the Commonwealth (i) ensure that any chatbot operated or distributed by the deployer does not make human-like features, defined in the bill, available to minors to use, interact with, purchase, or converse with and (ii) implement reasonable age verification systems to ensure that chatbots with human-like features are not made available to minors.
Timeline
2026-02-18
H
Left in Committee Communications, Technology and Innovation
2026-02-04
H
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)
2026-01-29
H
Assigned HST sub: Technology and Innovation
2026-01-13
H
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103964D
2026-01-13
H
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
Bill Text
Pending
Bill Text is not available yet for this record.