United States of America: Governor of California signed Bill amending the California Business and Professions Code to include obligations for operators of companion chatbot platforms (SB 243)
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Governor of California signed Bill amending the California Business and Professions Code to include obligations for operators of companion chatbot platforms (SB 243)
On 13 October 2025, the Governor of California signed into law the Bill amending the California Business and Professions Code to include obligations for operators of companion chatbot platforms (SB 243). The law defines “companion chatbot” as an art…
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
executive
Government Body
central government
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