Law / United States / Pennsylvania
S.B. 1090, SAFECHAT Act
Pa. S.B. 1090, 2025-2026 Regular Session
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Proposed: draft date not recorded.
Before the second chamber, dated 18 March 2026, as of 12 September 2026.
An AI transparency rule binding private bodies.
As of 6 September 2026.
Where it has got to
The text described here is Printer's Number 1423, as amended on second consideration in the Senate. That print is PN 1423, published 3 February 2026.
Locally, this stage is House Communications and Technology Committee.
The stage above is recorded at www.palegis.us.
Senate Communications and Technology Committee reported SB 1090 as committed 11-0 on 2025-11-18. Amended on second consideration (PN 1423) 2026-02-03, re-referred to Appropriations 2026-02-04, re-reported as committed 22-0 and passed the Senate 49-1 (third consideration and final passage) on 2026-03-17. Referred to the House Communications and Technology Committee 2026-03-18; no action recorded since. The 2025-2026 session runs through 2026-11-30.
What it requires
- This measure has passed the Pennsylvania Senate but remains pending in the House as of the date shown; what follows is what it would require if enacted in this form.
- Issue a clear and conspicuous notification that an AI companion is artificially generated and not human, whenever a reasonable person interacting with it could otherwise be misled into believing it is human.
- Maintain, implement, and publicly publish a protocol to prevent the AI companion from producing suicidal ideation, suicide, or self-harm content, including referring a user who expresses such content to a crisis line.
- For a user you know or should have known is a minor, give the additional disclosures and safeguards this measure specifies.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureNo
Penalty structure
As passed by the Senate; collected in a civil action by the Attorney General.
- Rule
- Per violation only
- As of
- 6 September 2026
- Currency
- USD
- Per violation unit
- Violation
- Per violation amount
- 10,000
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
What it reaches
Obligation class
Disclosure, Governance
What this law does
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This measure passed the Pennsylvania Senate 49-1 on March 17, 2026 and was referred to the House Communications and Technology Committee on March 18, 2026; it has not been reported from that committee as of the date shown.
As passed by the Senate, an operator of an AI companion platform must issue a clear and conspicuous notification that the AI companion is artificially generated and not human whenever a reasonable person interacting with it could be misled into believing otherwise; must maintain and publish a protocol, to the extent technologically feasible, to prevent the AI companion from producing suicidal ideation, suicide, or self-harm content, including a notification referring a user who expresses such content to a crisis line; and, for a user the operator knows or should have known is a minor, must give additional disclosures and safeguards.
The bill exempts an underlying AI model not directly offered as a companion, and several narrow categories including business-internal tools and video-game bots limited to game topics. The Attorney General has exclusive enforcement authority, with a civil penalty of up to $10,000 per violation; the bill states no private right of action. If enacted, it would take effect 120 days after signature.
When LexLint raises it
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Read the law
official bill text, Pennsylvania General Assembly (palegis.us)