2026 Regular Session
HB3544
Technology; artificial intelligence; companions; minors; safety; civil penalties; effective date.
Legislative progress
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Partner positions
Likes
No public reasoning provided.
Protects minors from AI systems designed to simulate human-like relationships, prohibit the deployment of social AI companions and human-like AI chatbots to minors and would require reasonable age certification measures, with a narrow exception for certain therapeutic tools under strict professional oversight.
Yes, but the fines need to be more severe, and unlimited liability if the chatbot results in a suicide or other self harm.
Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 19, 2026 · House
House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
7 yea–0 nay
February 26, 2026 · House
House: Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
13 yea–0 nay
March 25, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
96 yea–0 nay · 3 absent
April 16, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Technology & Telecommunications Committee: DO PASS AMENDED
Passed
8 yea–0 nay
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Technology and Telecommunications
February 3, 2026 · House
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
February 3, 2026 · House
Civil Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Remove as author Senator Seifried; authored by Senator Hamilton
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Senate Title stricken
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Senate Reported Do Pass as amended Technology and Telecommunications committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Technology and Telecommunications
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Alonso-Sandoval
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 96 Nays: 0 View roll call
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House Amended by floor substitute
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House General Order
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Bashore, Stark
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Authored by Senator Seifried (principal Senate author)
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Hildebrant, Olsen, Pae
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House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary View roll call
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House Referred to Civil Judiciary
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House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Maynard
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House First Reading