Georgia Senate Bill 540

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: Passed on May 11 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-11 - Effective Date 2027-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require

Sen. Jason Anavitarte [R]	Sen. Larry Walker [R]	Sen. Shawn Still [R]	Sen. Brian Strickland [R]
Sen. Ben Watson [R]	Sen. Marty Harbin [R]	Sen. Jason T. Dickerson [R]	Sen. Timothy Bearden [R]
Rep. Todd Jones [R]

2026-03-27 - Senate - Agree To House Substitute: Senate Vote #857 (Y: 44 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2026-03-25 - House - Passage: House Vote #765 (Y: 166 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2026-03-06 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #660 (Y: 54 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-11		Effective Date 2027-07-01
2026-05-11		Act 518
2026-05-11	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2026-04-10	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2026-03-27	Senate	Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub
2026-03-25	House	House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-25	House	House Third Readers
2026-03-25	House	House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-03-10	House	House Second Readers
2026-03-09	House	House First Readers
2026-03-06	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-03-06	Senate	Senate Third Read
2026-03-06	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2026-03-06	Senate	Senate Tabled
2026-02-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2026-02-25	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-02-20	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2026-02-19	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73452
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243336
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243914
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245425
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247424
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247521
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248169
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245332
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245348
Amendment	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/245347
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73452#26125
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73452#26338
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73452#26423