US states pass chatbot safety laws one after another, with Google helping to draft the text

Sep 14, 2026 · Issue 7 · 6 sources, 6 articles

US states have numerous laws and bills aimed at the risks chatbots pose to children and teenagers. According to NPR, Google is involved in drafting chatbot laws across the country, and in Oklahoma the first US AI child-safety law failed.

Who is affected and how

education policymaker

Regulatory templates and industry lobbying are both present, so sources are worth checking when drafting state legislation.

edtech company

The patchwork of state rules means differing compliance obligations in the US market.

parent

Child protection currently rests on legal frameworks that differ from state to state.

Narrative: The chatbot maker should be liable for harm to the child

Sources

• State AI Chatbot Safety Laws, Bills, & Legislationwisnerbaum.com · Sep 17, 2026
• Google is helping write AI chatbot safety laws — while pushing for loopholes | KPBS Public Mediakpbs.org · Sep 18, 2026
• Google is helping write AI chatbot safety laws — while pushing for loopholes | WAMCwamc.org · Sep 18, 2026
• How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country : NPRnpr.org · Sep 18, 2026
• How Google is drafting AI chatbot laws around the country - OPBopb.org · Sep 18, 2026
• Oklahoma could have passed nation’s first AI child safety lawthe journal record · Sep 14, 2026

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