Sponsored by Governor Pritzker, Senator Preston, and Rep. Gong-Gershowitz, the Illinois Children’s Online Social Media Safety Act (HB 5511) requires default safety and privacy protections for minors supported by device-level age-assurance.
Advocacy Category: State Legislation
Illinois Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act
This bill, SB 315, requires large AI companies to publish safety plans, protect children from chatbot harms, report dangerous incidents, and protect whistleblowers.
Michigan Kids Code
New Jersey Kids Code
Public Safety and Child Protection Transparency Act
The model bill that coalition member Encode is working on has been introduced in states like Illinois, Tennessee and Utah, which would require large AI companies to publish safety plans, protect children from chatbot harms, report dangerous incidents, and protect whistleblowers.
People-First Chatbot Bill
A model bill led by EPIC, the Consumer Federation of America, and Fairplay to develop the People-First Chatbot Bill, aimed at making chatbots safer for all users.
New York RAISE Act
Sponsored by Senator Gounardes and Assembly Member Bores, the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act requires the largest AI developers to develop a safety plan and incident reporting to protect against widespread harm and risks to public safety.
Illinois Age-Appropriate Design Code
Introduced in 2023 and 2024 and sponsored by Senator Rezin, the Illinois Age-Appropriate Design Code provides safety-by-design and privacy-by-default to kids and teens online.
California SB-53 AI Safety
Sponsored by Senator Scott Weiner, SB-53 mandates transparency, whistleblower protections, and disclosure requirements for the largest AI companies.
Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code
Signed into law in 2025, the bipartisan Vermont Age-Appropriate Design Code provides safety-by-design and privacy-by-default to kids and teens online.