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CaliforniaCaliforniaLawSB 1119
Companion Chatbots: Children's Safety (Adam's Law)
Requires companion chatbot operators, beginning July 1, 2027, to perform and document child safety risk assessments and meet other child safety duties before offering new or substantially modified chatbots in California.
Signed by the governor; Chapter 190, Statutes of 2026Sep 10 2 months ago
- Body
- California Legislature
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Introduced
- Feb 17
- Takes effect
- Jan 1, 2027in 7 weeks
- Votes
- Senate 39-0, Senate concurrence 39-0
- Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Democrat
Timeline
Sep 10 2 months ago
Aug 31 2 months ago
May 19 5 months ago
Feb 17 8 months ago
Sponsors
- D (Democrat)Senator Padilla
- D (Democrat)Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan
- D (Democrat)Assemblymember Wicks
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Change log
- AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27
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