Source: LinkedIn

Weekly update number 14 summarizes recent state-level AI legislative developments across multiple U.S. states. Nebraska enacted the Conversational AI Safety Act, becoming the fourth state this year with a chatbot law. Maine enacted a law prohibiting anyone from providing, advertising, or offering therapy or psychotherapy services to the public—including via AI—unless the services are provided by a licensed professional. Arizona advanced a provenance bill, with the Arizona House sending an amended bill back to the Senate for concurrence, making it likely the third state this year (after Utah and Washington) to pass such legislation.

The update also catalogs broader chatbot bill activity: Iowa sent an amended chatbot bill back to its Senate for concurrence; Tennessee’s Senate passed a chatbot bill; two Hawaii bills crossed chambers but failed to reach agreement on language; two Oklahoma bills advanced out of opposite chamber committees after prior passage in their chambers of origin; and two California chatbot bills advanced out of committee. Health-care-related bills moved forward in the Colorado, Louisiana, and Rhode Island Houses. In California, committees advanced bills on pricing, disclosure, employment, and health. Florida’s governor called a special legislative session urging consideration of an AI Bill of Rights that had passed the Senate but not been taken up by the House.