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GA AI Chatbot Child Safety

Georgia Online Internet Safety Act (SB 540)

Requires disclosures related to conversational AI services, prohibits emotional manipulation of minors, and mandates crisis response protocols for suicide and self-harm detection.

Jurisdiction

Georgia

Enacted

Pending

Effective

TBD

Enforcement

Georgia Attorney General

Passed Senate 54-0 on March 6, 2026. Crossed over to House. Legislature scheduled to adjourn April 6, 2026.

Georgia General Assembly

Why It Matters

Broad-scope AI chatbot safety law with no exemption for chatbots within larger services, potentially applying to embedded AI features beyond standalone companion apps.

Recent Developments

Passed Senate unanimously 54-0 on March 6, 2026. Notable for broad scope with no carve-out for chatbots embedded within other services.

At a Glance

Applies to

AI CompanionCharacter ChatbotGeneral Chatbot Minors-focused

Who Must Comply

  • Conversational AI service operators
  • AI chatbot providers

Obligations fall on:

Safety Provisions

  • Prohibits emotional manipulation of minors by AI
  • Crisis response protocols for suicide and self-harm
  • Parental controls required
  • Age verification for explicit content
  • AI disclosure requirements

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Georgia

Focus Areas

Mental health & crisis
Child safety
Active safeguards required

Cite This

APA

Georgia. (n.d.). Georgia Online Internet Safety Act (SB 540).

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ID Conversational AI Safety

Establishes safety requirements for public-facing conversational AI, including crisis service referrals for suicidal ideation, AI disclosure obligations, and enhanced protections for minors including anti-gamification and content safeguards.

Enacted US-OR

OR SB 1546

Requires AI chatbot operators to implement evidence-based suicide and self-harm detection protocols, disclose AI nature to users, provide crisis referrals to 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and apply additional protections for minors including prohibiting deceptive personification.

Pending US-AZ

AZ AI Disclosures for Minors

Establishes disclosure and safety requirements for conversational AI services interacting with minors, including crisis response protocols, anti-gamification measures, and prohibition on AI claiming professional mental health credentials.

In Effect BR

Brazil ECA Digital

Comprehensive child digital safety law applying to any IT product or service directed at or likely to be accessed by minors in Brazil, with extraterritorial reach.

Pending US

KIDS Act

Omnibus children's internet safety legislation incorporating the SAFE BOTs Act (AI chatbot safeguards) and AWARE Act (AI education resources). Requires AI chatbot operators to disclose AI status to minors, provide crisis hotline information, and implement break prompts.

Enacted US-NH

NH HB 143

Criminalizes use of AI-generated responsive communications to facilitate, encourage, or solicit harmful acts to children, and creates a private right of action for affected children and their parents.

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Last updated March 23, 2026. Verify against primary sources before relying on this information.