Online safety regulation tracker
| SevereBuild or respond: change the product, or stand up a response. | 7High | 16Critical | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MajorDocument or brief: publish, file, or brief your team. | 2Moderate | 1High | 7High | |
| ModerateAssess: check what you already have. | 3Low | 7Moderate | 8Moderate | |
| MinorWatch: nothing to do yet. | 2Low | 3Low | 3Low | |
| Severity ↑ Likelihood → | UnlikelyDoesn't apply to you | PossibleNot final yet, or applies to other services | LikelyApplies to you from a set date | CertainApplies to you now |
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California's Adam's Law adds age checks, child defaults and outside audits for companion chatbots
Office of the Governor of CaliforniaUSDeadline10 Sep 2026BuildHigh if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
HighSevere and likelyCore child safety duties and pre-release risk assessments applyHawaii's AI companion law is in force, with hourly break reminders for minors
Hawaii State LegislatureUSEffective date14 Jul 2026BuildHigh if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
HighSevere and likelyFirst annual report to the Department of Health dueGeorgia requires hourly AI reminders for minors on companion chatbots from July 2027
Georgia General AssemblyUSDeadline15 May 2026BuildHigh if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
HighSevere and likelySB 540 takes effectIowa sets AI disclosure, minor safety and self-harm rules for public chatbots from July 2027
Iowa LegislatureUSDeadline2 May 2026BuildHigh if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
HighSevere and likelySF 2417 duties applyNebraska's Conversational AI Safety Act puts minor safeguards on public chatbots from July 2027
Nebraska LegislatureUSDeadline14 Apr 2026BuildHigh if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
HighSevere and likelyAct becomes operativeIdaho's Conversational AI Safety Act applies to public chatbots from July 2027
Idaho LegislatureUSDeadline31 Mar 2026BuildHigh if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
HighSevere and likelyS 1297 takes effectCalifornia requires companion chatbots to disclose they are AI and run self-harm protocols
SkaddenUSEffective date1 Jan 2026BuildHigh if you run generative AI with users in the US, at any size.
HighSevere and likelyFirst annual report to the Office of Suicide Prevention due
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