{"slug":"us-california-sb-1119-companion-chatbots-child-safety","id":"AIPT-POL-0209","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0209","title":"California SB 1119: Companion chatbots: children's safety (Chapter 190, Statutes of 2026)","short_title":"California chatbot child-safety law (SB 1119)","jurisdiction":"us-california","instrument_type":"act","status":"adopted","is_binding":true,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"California State Legislature","summary_plain":"Operators must carry out a documented, 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 or before first public release if later. The Attorney General must set up a public incident-reporting mechanism by 1 January 2028.","adopted_on":"2026-09-10","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":"2027-07-01","official_source_url":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1119","last_verified_at":null,"reviewed_by":null,"content_version":1,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:25+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-1119-companion-chatbots-child-safety","status_note":"Recorded on 15 October 2026 from search-engine extracts of the official pages listed; the official text could not be opened from the research environment, so every date and duty here is pending review against it.","scope_summary":"Companion chatbots made available to users in California.","who_it_applies_to":"Operators of companion chatbots.","key_dates_summary":"Chaptered 10 September 2026; risk assessments from 1 July 2027; incident-reporting mechanism by 1 January 2028; child-safety audits by 1 January 2029.","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Dates as stated in search extracts of the official source; confirm against it.","taxonomy":{"actor":["provider","deployer"],"ai_system_type":["conversational_agent"],"sector":["consumer_retail"],"risk_category":["high_risk"],"use_case":["customer_service"]},"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"California Legislative Information: SB 1119 (2025-2026) status","publisher":"California Legislative Information","url":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1119","document_date":"2026-09-10","document_type":"legislation","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"},{"title":"Governor Newsom signs the strongest child safety chatbot and social media laws in the nation","publisher":"Office of the Governor of California","url":"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/10/governor-newsom-signs-the-strongest-child-safety-chatbot-and-social-media-laws-in-the-nation/","document_date":"2026-09-10","document_type":"press_release","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":["us-california-sb-243-companion-chatbots"],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1119","source_title":"California Legislative Information: SB 1119 (2025-2026) status","source_publisher":"California Legislative Information","source_document_date":"2026-09-10","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-10-15","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the October 2026 sub-national research round. Recorded on 15 October 2026 from search-engine extracts of the official pages listed; the official text could not be opened from the research environment, so every date and duty here is pending review against it.","reviewed_by":null},"second_review":null}