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California signs SB 1119 on companion chatbots and children's safety

Concerns California chatbot child-safety law (SB 1119)

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In brief

California signs SB 1119 on companion chatbots and children's safety. Recorded for California (United States) on 10 September 2026. It concerns the California chatbot child-safety law (SB 1119). SB 1119 was chaptered (Chapter 190, Statutes of 2026). Afterwards the instrument is recorded as adopted. In practice: Companion chatbot operators should plan a documented child-safety risk assessment before mid-2027 releases.

Date
10 September 2026
Jurisdiction
California (United States)
Instrument
California chatbot child-safety law (SB 1119)
Impact
High
Status afterwards
Adopted
Official source
California Legislative Information

What changed?

SB 1119 was chaptered (Chapter 190, Statutes of 2026). Operators must carry out a child-focused risk assessment before releasing a new or substantially modified companion chatbot from 1 July 2027, and commission child-safety audits by 1 January 2029. Recorded from search extracts of the legislature's pages.

What does it mean in practice?

Companion chatbot operators should plan a documented child-safety risk assessment before mid-2027 releases.

Official source

California Legislative Information: SB 1119 (2025-2026) statusCalifornia Legislative Information · 10 Sep 2026

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “California signs SB 1119 on companion chatbots and children's safety” [AIPT-CHG-0152, record version 1, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0152 (accessed 21 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Permanent id AIPT-CHG-0152: it never changes or gets reused, and its address keeps working if this page moves.

Cite the official text alongside it: California Legislative Information: SB 1119 (2025-2026) status, California Legislative Information, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1119.

BibTeX 
@misc{aipolicytracker2026_californiasignssb1119onc,
  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{California signs SB 1119 on companion chatbots and children's safety}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-09-10-california-sb-1119-chatbot-child-safety-signed}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-09-10-california-sb-1119-chatbot-child-safety-signed},
  urldate      = {2026-10-21},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 21 October 2026}
}

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