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Artificial Intelligence Companion Chatbots and Minors Act; established, enforcement, civil penalty.
VA · Legislation · 2026 · SB796
Record updated Mar 2, 2026
Summary
Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Minors Act established; enforcement; civil penalties; individual action. Creates the Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Minors Act to require a covered entity, defined in the bill, to (i) implement certain reasonable systems and processes, (ii) make reasonable efforts to notify appropriate emergency services or law enforcement if it obtains knowledge that a user faces an imminent risk of death or serious physical injury, and (iii) submit a report to the Attorney General after obtaining knowledge of certain covered incidents, defined in the bill, connected to one or more of its chatbots.
Timeline
2026-03-02
H
House committee offered
2026-03-02
H
Continued to next session in Communications, Technology and Innovation (Voice Vote)
2026-02-24
H
Placed on Calendar
2026-02-24
H
Read first time
2026-02-24
H
Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
2026-02-17
S
Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-02-17
S
Floor offered Senator Durant Amendment
2026-02-17
S
Reading of amendment waived (Voice Vote)
Bill Text
Pending
Bill Text is not available yet for this record.