Florida HB 1395: Animal Cruelty Offenses

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HB 1395 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to artificial intelligence; amending 2
s. 287.138, F.S.; defining the term "artificial 3
intelligence"; prohibiting a governmental entity from 4
extending or renewing a contract with specified 5
entities; prohibiting a local governmental entity from 6
taking certain actions relating to contracting with an 7
entity to provide artificial intelligence technology, 8
software, or products unless certain requirements are 9
completed; prohibiting a governmental entity from 10
entering into a contract with an entity for artificial 11
intelligence technology, software, or products if 12
certain conditions are met; providing a directive to 13
the Division of Law Revision; creating part IX of ch. 14
501, F.S., to be entitled the "Artificial Intelligence 15
Bill of Rights"; creating s. 501.9981, F.S.; providing 16
a short title; creating s. 501.9982, F.S.; providing 17
the rights of Floridians relating to the use of 18
artificial intelligence; authorizing Floridians to 19
exercise certain rights; providing construction; 20
creating s. 501.9983, F.S.; defining terms; creating 21
s. 501.9984, F.S.; requiring companion chatbot 22
platforms to prohibit a minor from creating new or 23
maintaining existing accounts unless the minor's 24
parent or guardian consents; requiring companion 25

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chatbot platforms to provide the minor's parent or 26
guardian certain options; requiring companion chatbot 27
platforms to terminate certain accounts and provide 28
certain options; requiring companion chatbot platforms 29
to make certain disclosures and institute certain 30
measures to prevent their companion chatbots from 31
producing or sharing materials harmful to minors; 32
providing that violations are deceptive or unfair 33
trade practices; authorizing the Department of Legal 34
Affairs to bring actions under the Florida Deceptive 35
and Unfair Trade Practices Act for knowing or reckless 36
violations; authorizing the department to issue and 37
enforce civil investigative demands under certain 38
circumstances; providing civil penalties; authorizing 39
punitive damages under certain circumstances; 40
providing for private causes of action; requiring that 41
such actions be brought within a specified timeframe; 42
providing that certain companion chatbot platforms are 43
subject to the jurisdiction of state courts; 44
specifying requirements for contract formation; 45
providing construction; authorizing the department to 46
adopt rules; creating s. 501.9985, F.S.; requiring bot 47
operators to periodically provide a certain 48
notification to a user; authorizing the department to 49
bring actions under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair 50

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Trade Practices Act for violations; authorizing the 51
department to issue and enforce civil investigative 52
demands under certain circumstances; providing civil 53
penalties; providing construction; providing that 54
certain bot operators are subject to the jurisdiction 55
of state courts; authorizing the department to adopt 56
rules; creating s. 501.9986, F.S.; prohibiting 57
artificial intelligence technology companies from 58
selling or disclosing the personal information of 59
users unless the information is deidentified data; 60
requiring artificial intelligence technology companies 61
in possession of deidentified data to take certain 62
measures to ensure such data remains deidentified; 63
authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring 64
actions under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade 65
Practices Act for violations; authorizing the 66
department to issue and enforce civil investigative 67
demands under certain circumstances; providing civil 68
penalties; providing that certain artificial 69
intelligence technology companies are subject to the 70
jurisdiction of state courts; authorizing the 71
department to adopt rules; creating s. 501.9987, F.S.; 72
authorizing the department to take certain 73
investigative and compliance actions in connection 74
with potential violations of part IX of ch. 501, F.S.; 75

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authorizing the department to adopt rules; amending s. 76
540.08, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting the 77
commercial use of an individual's name, image, or 78
likeness created through artificial intelligence 79
without the individual's or an authorized individual's 80
consent; providi