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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1344

Companion Artificial Intelligence Chatbots
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SPONSOR
Burton
FILED BY
Colleen Burton — District 12, Republican [search donations]
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Commerce and Tourism

Filed under AI & Technology.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Companion Artificial Intelligence Chatbots; Requiring operators to require an individual seeking access to a companion AI chatbot to create a user account; requiring operators to take certain actions if the age verification process determines that a user is a minor; requiring operators to protect the confidentiality of age verification information provided by a user; providing that violations of the act are deemed deceptive and unfair trade practices, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates age verification and parental consent for companion AI chatbots.

Operators must require user accounts and verify the age of every individual seeking access to a companion AI chatbot.

If a user is identified as a minor, the operator must link the account to a verified parental account and obtain consent.

Operators must display a pop-up notification every 60 minutes reminding users they are interacting with an AI, not a human.

Violations are treated as deceptive trade practices, subjecting operators to civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory User Accounts majors. 501.1739(2)

AIOperators must require individuals to create a user account before accessing a companion AI chatbot.

“An operator shall require an individual seeking access to a companion AI chatbot to create a user account” bill text, line 62 →
§ 2 Age Verification Requirement majors. 501.1739(4)(b)

AIOperators must request and verify user age using standard or anonymous methods for new and existing accounts.

“Verify the user's age using standard age verification or anonymous age verification” bill text, line 78 →
§ 3 Minor Access Restrictions majors. 501.1739(5)(b)

AIOperators must link minor accounts to verified parental accounts, obtain parental consent, and block sexually explicit content for minors.

“Obtain verifiable parental consent from the holder of the affiliate parental account” bill text, line 85 →
§ 4 AI Disclosure Pop-ups moderates. 501.1739(7)

AIOperators must display a pop-up notifying users they are not talking to a human at the start of every interaction and every 60 minutes.

“display a pop-up that notifies users that they are not engaging in dialogue with a human counterpart” bill text, line 97 →
§ 5 Civil Penalties moderates. 501.1739(8)(a)

AIViolations are deemed unfair and deceptive trade practices, subjecting operators to civil penalties up to $50,000 per violation.

“collect a civil penalty of up to $50,000 per violation” bill text, line 108 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Commerce and Tourism
1/22/2026
Introduced
1/16/2026
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on...
1/7/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 501.1739
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