# California SB 1119: Companion chatbots: children's safety (Chapter 190, Statutes of 2026)

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: California (United States)
- **Instrument type**: Act / statute
- **Status**: Adopted
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: California State Legislature
- **Adopted**: 2026-09-10
- **Applies from**: 2027-07-01

## In brief

The California chatbot child-safety law (SB 1119) is a binding act of California (United States), issued by California State Legislature. It was adopted on 10 September 2026 and applies from 1 July 2027. Companion chatbots made available to users in California.

## Summary

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.

## Scope

Companion chatbots made available to users in California.

## Who it applies to

Operators of companion chatbots.

## Key dates

Chaptered 10 September 2026; risk assessments from 1 July 2027; incident-reporting mechanism by 1 January 2028; child-safety audits by 1 January 2029.

## Notes on dates

Dates as stated in search extracts of the official source; confirm against it.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0209 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0209; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/us-california-sb-1119-companion-chatbots-child-safety
- **Official source**: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB1119
- **Source document**: California Legislative Information: SB 1119 (2025-2026) status
- **Published by**: California Legislative Information
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: medium
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-21
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "California SB 1119: Companion chatbots: children's safety (Chapter 190, Statutes of 2026)" [AIPT-POL-0209, record version 1, not yet verified]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0209 (accessed 21 October 2026).

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