SB 1344: Companion Artificial Intelligence Chatbots
GENERAL BILL by Burton
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.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/16/2026 Senate - Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/16/2026 Senate - Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/7/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
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SB 1344, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2026 at 1:57 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1346 Public Records/Department of Legal Affairs/Artificial Intelligence Violations Burton Linked Last Action: 1/16/2026 S Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules 
H 659 Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Hunschofsky Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 501.1739 Page 2 (pdf)