Law / United States / Oregon
AI Companion Chatbot Safety Act (SB 1546)
Or. Senate Bill 1546, 2026 Regular Session
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Commencement not set.
An AI transparency rule binding private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
What it requires
- Give users a clear and conspicuous notice that they are interacting with artificially generated output, if a reasonable person could otherwise believe they were talking to a natural person.
- Maintain a protocol using evidence-based methods to detect suicidal or self-harm ideation, refer the user to the 988 crisis lifeline or to a youth-specific lifeline for a user you identify as under 25, and publish the details of that protocol.
- Where you know or have reason to believe a user is a minor, prevent the companion from claiming to be sentient or human, simulating emotional dependence or romantic interest, role-playing a romantic relationship with a minor, or producing sexually explicit content or suggestions, and add periodic reminders that the output is artificially generated.
- Post an annual public report disclosing how many times you referred a user to crisis resources and the details of your detection protocol, without including information that identifies an individual.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Private right of actionYes
Statutory damages
A prevailing individual recovers the greater of actual damages or statutory damages of $1,000 for each violation, plus an injunction; a court may also award attorney fees and costs to a prevailing plaintiff.
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per person minimum
- 1,000
What it reaches
Obligation class
Disclosure, Content labelling, Design code, Reporting
What this law does
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An operator of an artificial intelligence companion or companion platform, software designed to simulate a sustained human-like platonic, intimate or romantic relationship by retaining information across sessions, asking unprompted emotional questions and sustaining personal dialogue, must give users a clear and conspicuous notice that they are interacting with artificially generated output whenever a reasonable person could otherwise believe they were talking to a natural person.
An operator must maintain an evidence-based protocol for detecting suicidal or self-harm ideation that refers a user to the 988 crisis lifeline, or to a youth-specific lifeline where the operator identifies the user as under 25, and must publish its protocol and an annual incident report.
Where an operator knows or has reason to believe a user is a minor, it must prevent the companion from claiming to be sentient or human, simulating emotional dependence or romantic interest, role-playing a romantic relationship with a minor, or producing sexually explicit content, and must add periodic reminders that the output is artificially generated.
An individual who suffers an ascertainable loss because of a violation may sue for the greater of actual or statutory damages of $1,000 per violation, plus an injunction and, if they prevail, attorney fees. Customer-service, productivity, video-game and voice-assistant software are excluded, as are stand-alone voice-command devices. Passed by the Legislative Assembly in the 2026 regular session and assigned chapter 85; no commencement date has been located in the sources reviewed.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
Oregon Legislative Information System, enrolled Senate Bill 1546 (2026 Regular Session)