Description
California State Legislature adopted Bill amending the California Business and Professions Code to include obligations for operators of companion chatbot platforms (SB 243)
On 11 September 2025, the California State Legislature adopted the Bill amending the California Business and Professions Code to include obligations for operators of companion chatbot platforms (SB 243). The Bill defines “companion chatbot” as an ar…
Scope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-01-30
under deliberation
2025-06-03
under deliberation
2025-09-11
adopted
2025-10-13
adopted
2026-01-01
in grace period