Nebraska Conversational AI Safety Act (LB 525)
United States- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Became Law
Nebraska now requires chatbots to admit they are machines, adds protections for minors talking to them, and bars any bot from claiming to offer mental health care.
Latest update
Signed by Governor Pillen
Current position
Signed April 2026; AI duties operative July 2027
What it does
Signed on April 14, 2026 after passing 49 to 0, LB 525 carries the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act alongside an unrelated agricultural data law. Operators of conversational AI must disclose that a user is talking to software, apply extra safeguards when the user is a minor, and stop short of presenting the service as professional mental or behavioral health care. The AI provisions become operative on July 1, 2027.
Why it matters
Companion chatbots are the newest thing legislatures have decided to regulate, and Nebraska got there early enough that other states are citing this text as a model. Massachusetts wrote AI companions into its Senate bill, and the federal GUARD Act aims at the same target. Where those reach for age checks, Nebraska leans on disclosure.
Our take
Making a chatbot say it is a chatbot costs a user nothing and takes nothing away from anyone, which puts this at the harmless end of what states are trying. The part to watch is the minor-specific duties, because a duty owed only to children eventually needs a way to find them.
Timeline
Signed by Governor Pillen
LatestPassed the legislature 49-0