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Adopt the Agricultural Data Privacy Act and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act (2026)

Nebraska | LB 525

Year Enacted
2026
Date Signed
Apr 14, 2026
Effective Date
Jul 1, 2027
July 1, 2027 for the Conversational AI Safety Act sections (Secs. 12-18); remaining sections earlier
Status
Enacted
Enacted

Categories

Consumer Chatbots Mental Health & Psychotherapy

Key Requirements

Per Manatt, requires disclosure that the user is interacting with AI with more frequent or persistent disclosures for minors and companion-style chatbots, safeguards for minor users, crisis-detection and response protocols for expressions of self-harm or suicidal ideation, and a prohibition on chatbots representing themselves as mental health care providers.

Regulated Parties

Operators of conversational AI services / AI companions

Sources

Notes

Slip law states 'Approved by the Governor April 14, 2026'. Provisions of LB 1185 were amended into LB 525 by AM2444, so Manatt's tracker links this law to LB 1185 text. Nebraska Revised Statute 86-1801 carries the note 'Laws 2026, LB525, Sec. 12 — Operative Date: July 1, 2027'.

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