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Washington 2025-2026

SB 5984

Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-08 11:11:03 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Washington
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-01-06 00:00:00

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

  2. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    referral-committee
  3. Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable
  4. Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable
  5. TEDV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).

    committee-passage-favorable
  6. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.

  7. Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans at 10:30 AM.

  8. First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.

    reading-1, referral-committee
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    reading-3
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    reading-3
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted.

  12. 1st substitute bill substituted (ENET 26).

    substitution
  13. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    reading-2
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

  15. Minority; without recommendation.

    committee-passage-unfavorable
  16. Minority; do not pass.

    committee-passage-unfavorable
  17. ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    substitution
  18. Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 10:30 AM.

  19. Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Environment, Energy & Technology at 1:30 PM.

  20. First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.

    reading-1, referral-committee
  21. Prefiled for introduction.

    filing

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