Florida SB 2D: Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights

Bill Text

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 2-D

By Senator Brodeur

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Artificial Intelligence Bill of 2
Rights; amending s. 287.138, F.S.; defining the term 3
“artificial intelligence”; prohibiting a governmental 4
entity from extending or renewing a contract with 5
specified entities, beginning on a specified date; 6
prohibiting a local governmental entity from taking 7
certain actions relating to contracting with an entity 8
to provide artificial intelligence technology, 9
software, or products unless certain requirements are 10
met, beginning on a specified date; prohibiting a 11
governmental entity from entering into a contract with 12
an entity for artificial intelligence technology, 13
software, or products under certain circumstances; 14
providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision; 15
creating part IX of ch. 501, F.S., to be entitled the 16
“Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights”; creating s. 17
501.9981, F.S.; providing a short title; creating s. 18
501.9982, F.S.; providing the rights of residents 19
relating to the use of artificial intelligence; 20
authorizing residents to exercise certain rights; 21
providing construction; creating s. 501.9983, F.S.; 22
defining terms; creating s. 501.9984, F.S.; requiring 23
companion chatbot platforms to prohibit a minor from 24
becoming or being an account holder unless the minor’s 25
parent or guardian consents; specifying requirements 26
for contract formation; requiring companion chatbot 27
platforms to provide the minor’s parent or guardian 28
certain options; requiring companion chatbot platforms 29

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to terminate certain accounts or identifiers and 30
provide certain options; requiring companion chatbot 31
platforms to make certain disclosures and institute 32
certain measures to prevent their companion chatbots 33
from producing or sharing materials harmful to minors; 34
providing that knowing or reckless violations are 35
deceptive or unfair trade practices or acts; 36
authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring 37
actions under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade 38
Practices Act for such violations; providing civil 39
penalties; authorizing punitive damages under certain 40
circumstances; authorizing the department to grant 41
companion chatbot platforms a specified timeframe in 42
which to cure an alleged violation and to issue a 43
certain letter of guidance upon notification of an 44
alleged violation; authorizing the department to 45
consider certain information when making such 46
determination; providing applicability; authorizing 47
the companion chatbot platform to provide certain 48
information to the department in the event of an 49
alleged violation of certain requirements; prohibiting 50
the department from bringing an action against a 51
companion chatbot platform under certain 52
circumstances; authorizing the department to issue a 53
certain letter of guidance; authorizing the department 54
to bring an action against a companion chatbot 55
platform that fails to cure an alleged violation; 56
providing liability for knowing or reckless violations 57
of specified provisions; providing requirements for an 58

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action brought pursuant to the act; providing that 59
certain companion chatbot platforms are subject to the 60
jurisdiction of state courts; providing construction; 61
authorizing the department to adopt rules; creating s. 62
501.9985, F.S.; requiring bot operators to 63
periodically provide a certain notification to a user; 64
providing applicability; authorizing the department to 65
bring actions under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair 66
Trade Practices Act for violations; providing civil 67
penalties; authorizing the department to grant an 68
operator a specified timeframe in which to cure an 69
alleged violation and to issue a certain letter of 70
guidance; authorizing the department to consider 71
certain information when making such determination; 72
authorizing the operator to provide certain 73
information to the department in the event of an 74
alleged violation of certain requirements; prohibiting 75
the department from bringing an action against an 76
operator under certain circumstances; authorizing the 77
department to issue a certain letter of guidance; 78
authorizing the department to bring an action against 79
an operator who fails to cure an alleged violation; 80
providing that certain bot operators are subject to 81
the jurisdiction of state courts; authorizing the 82
department to adopt rules; creating s. 501.9986, F.S.; 83
prohibiting artificial intelligence technology 84
companies from selling o