2025-2026 Regular Session
SB540
Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 39 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to online internet safety, so as to require certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; to require the operators of conversational AI services to take steps to limit certain actions related to minors by such systems; to require operators to provide certain privacy tools to users; to require operators to adopt a protocol for a conversational AI service's response to suicidal ideation or self-harm; to provide for enforcement by the Attorney General; to provide for exceptions; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 6, 2026 · Senate
Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #660
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
54 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting
March 25, 2026 · House
Passage: House Vote #765
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
166 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 8 absent
March 27, 2026 · Senate
Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #857
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
44 yea–1 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent
Committee referrals
March 9, 2026 · House
Technology and Infrastructure Innovation
February 20, 2026 · Senate
Children and Families
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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State Effective Date 2027-07-01
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State Act 518
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Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
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Senate Senate Sent to Governor
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Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
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House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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House House Third Readers
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House House Second Readers
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House House First Readers
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Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
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Senate Senate Third Read
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Senate Senate Taken from Table
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Senate Senate Tabled
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Senate Senate Read Second Time
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Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
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Senate Senate Read and Referred
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Senate Senate Hopper