An Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 39 relating to online internet safety, to require certain disclosures related to AI companion chatbots (reported as the Conversational AI Safety Act)
Georgia | SB 540
Categories
Key Requirements
Requires disclosures that the user is interacting with an AI companion chatbot (with more frequent/persistent disclosure for minor users), age verification in specified circumstances, privacy tools, and a protocol for the chatbot's response to expressions of suicidal ideation or self-harm. Contains provisions for chatbots operated by licensed mental health, behavioral health, medical or counseling professionals and bars chatbots from holding themselves out as mental health providers.
Regulated Parties
'Operators' — persons that own, control, or develop and make available an AI companion chatbot to users in Georgia
Enforcement
Attorney General may bring civil actions and recover penalties and other relief, with a cure opportunity in certain circumstances; AG may promulgate rules and publish guidance
Sources
Notes
Text obtained from the Governor's 2026 signed-legislation library (confirming enactment) but the document does not state the signing date; May 11, 2026 comes from secondary trackers.
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