VirginiaArtificial Intelligence Chatbots and Minors Act; established, prohibited practices, penalties.
What it does
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. The bill also requires deployers operating or distributing a chatbot that is a social artificial intelligence companion, defined in the bill, to ensure such chatbot is not available to minors.
More detail
The bill provides that a violation of its provisions constitutes a prohibited practice under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Feb 18Left in Committee Communications, Technology and InnovationLatest
- Feb 4Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 29Assigned HST sub: Technology and InnovationMinor
- Jan 13Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and InnovationMinor
- Jan 13Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26103964DIntroduced