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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 1521 By: Hamilton
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to artificial intelligence; defining
7 terms; prohibiting the creation of certain artificial
8 intelligence chatbots; directing covered entities to
8 require individuals accessing an artificial
9 intelligence chatbot to create a user account;
9 requiring covered entities to implement certain age
10 verification measures and protections for user data;
10 prohibiting covered entities from allowing minors
11 access to certain artificial intelligence companions;
11 requiring that artificial intelligence chatbots make
12 certain information available to users; granting
12 enforcement authority to the Attorney General;
13 allowing the Attorney General to promulgate rules for
13 the enforcement of this act; establishing certain
14 penalty; providing for codification; and providing an
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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18 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 301 of Title 75A, unless there
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20 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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21 As used in this act:
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22 1. "Artificial intelligence companion" means an artificial
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23 intelligence chatbot that:
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1 a. provides adaptive, human-like responses to user
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2 inputs, and
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3 b. is designed to encourage or facilitate the simulation
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4 of interpersonal or emotional interaction, friendship,
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5 companionship, or therapeutic communication;
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6 2. "Artificial intelligence chatbot" means:
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7 a. any interactive computer service or software
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8 application that:
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9 (1) produces new expressive content or responses not
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10 fully predetermined by the developer or operator
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11 of the service or application, and
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12 (2) accepts open-ended natural-language or multimodal
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13 user input and produces adaptive or context-
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14 responsive output, and
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15 b. does not include an interactive computer service or
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16 software application:
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17 (1) the responses of which are limited to
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18 contextualized replies, and
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19 (2) that is unable to respond on a range of topics
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20 outside of a narrow specified purpose;
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21 3. "Covered entity" means any person who owns, operates, or
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22 otherwise makes available an artificial intelligence chatbot to
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23 individuals in this state;
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1 4. "Minor" means any individual who has not attained eighteen
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2 (18) years of age;
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3 5. "Reasonable age verification measure" means a method of age
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4 verification that is authenticated through the upload of a valid
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5 state-issued form of identification to relate to a user of an
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6 artificial chatbot;
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7 6. "Reasonable age verification process" means an age
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8 verification process employed by a covered entity that:
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9 a. uses one or more reasonable age verification measures
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10 in order to verify the age of a user of an artificial
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11 intelligence chatbot owned, operated, or otherwise
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12 made available by the covered entity,
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13 b. provides that requiring a user to confirm that the
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14 user is not a minor, or to insert the user's birth
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15 date, is not sufficient to constitute a reasonable age
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16 verification measure,
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17 c. ensures that each user is subjected to each reasonable
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18 age verification measure used by the covered entity as
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19 part of the age verification process, and
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20 d. does not base verification of a user's age on factors
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21 such as whether the user shares an Internet protocol
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22 (IP) address, hardware identifier, or other technical
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23 indicator with another user determined to not be a
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24 minor; and
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1 7. "Sexually explicit conduct" has the same meaning as defined
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2 in subsection A of Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma
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3 Statutes.
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4 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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5 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 302 of Title 75A, unless there
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6 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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7 A. It shall be unlawful to design, develop, or make available
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8 an artificial intelligence chatbot, knowing or with reckless
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9 disregard for the fact that the artificial intelligence chatbot
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10 poses a risk of soliciting, encouraging, or inducing minors to:
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11 1. Engage in, describe, or simulate sexually explicit conduct;
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13 2. Create or transmit any visual depiction of sexually explicit
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14 conduct, including any visual depiction described in subsection A of
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15 Section 1024.1 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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16 B. It shall be unlawful to design, develop, or make available
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17 an artificial intelligence chatbot, knowing or with reckless
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18 disregard for the fact that the artificial intelligence chatbot
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19 encourages, promotes, or coerces suicide, non-suicidal self-injury,
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20 or imminent physical or sexual violence.
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21 SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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22 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 303 of Title 75A, unless there
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1 A. A covered entity shall require each individual accessing an
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2 artificial intelligence chatbot to create a user account in order to
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3 use or otherwise interact with such chatbot.
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4 B. With respect to each user account of an artificial
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5 intelligence chatbot that exists as of the effective date of this
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6 act, a covered entity shall:
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7 1. On such date, freeze all accounts;
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8 2. In order to restore the functionality of an account, require
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9 that the user provide age data that is verifiable using a reasonable
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10 verification process subject to subsection E of this section; and
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11 3. Using age data, classify each user as a minor or an adult.
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12 C. At the time an individual creates a new user account to use
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13 or interact with an artificial intelligence chatbot, a covered
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14 entity shall:
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15 1. Request age data from the individual;
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16 2. Verify the individual's age using a reasonable age
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17 verification process, subject to subsection E of this section; and
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18 3. Using age data, classify each user as a minor or an adult.
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19 D. If the age verification process determines that an
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20 individual is a minor, a covered entity shall prohibit the minor
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21 from accessing or using any artificial intelligence companion owned,
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22 operated, or otherwise made available by the covered entity. A
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23 covered entity shall periodically review previously verified user
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1 accounts using a reasonable age verification process, subject to
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2 subsection E of this section, to ensure compliance with this act.
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3 E. A covered entity may contract with a third party to employ
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4 reasonable age verification measures as part of the covered entity's
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5 reasonable age verification process, but the use of a third party
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6 shall not relieve the covered entity of its obligations under this
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7 act or from liability under this act.
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8 F. A covered entity shall:
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9 1. Establish, implement, and maintain reasonable data security
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10 to:
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11 a. limit collection of personal data to that which is
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12 minimally necessary to verify a user's age or maintain
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13 compliance with this act, and
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14 b. protect age verification data against unauthorized
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15 access;
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16 2. Protect the integrity and confidentiality of use
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17 verification data by only transmitting data using industry-standard
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18 encryption protocols;
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19 3. Retain age verification data for no longer than is
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20 reasonably necessary to verify a user's age or maintain compliance
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22 4. Not share with, transfer to, or sell the data to any such
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1 G. An artificial intelligence chatbot made available to users
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3 1. At the initiation of each conversation with a user and at
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4 thirty-minute intervals, clearly and conspicuously disclose to the
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5 user that the chatbot is an artificial intelligence system and not a
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6 human being; and
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7 2. Be programmed to ensure that the chatbot does not claim to
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8 be a human being or otherwise respond deceptively when asked by a
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9 user if the chatbot is a human being.
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10 H. An artificial intelligence chatbot may not represent,
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11 directly or indirectly, that the chatbot is a licensed professional,
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12 including, but not limited to, a therapist, physician, attorney,
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13 financial advisor, or other professional. An artificial
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14 intelligence chatbot made available to users shall, at initiation of
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15 each conversation with a user and at reasonably regular intervals,
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16 clearly and conspicuously disclose to the user that the chatbot does
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17 not provide medical, legal, financial, or psychological services,
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18 and users of the chatbot should consult a licensed professional for
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19 such advice.
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20 SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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21 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 304 of Title 75A, unless there
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23 A. In the case of a violation of Section 3 of this act, the
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1 Oklahoma County or a district court in the county in which the
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3 1. Enjoin the violation;
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4 2. Enforce compliance with Section 3 of this act; or
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5 3. Obtain civil penalties under subsection C of this section.
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6 B. The Attorney General may promulgate any rules necessary to
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7 enforce the provisions of this act.
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8 C. Any person who violates this act shall be subject to a civil
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9 penalty not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for
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10 each violation. Each individual violation shall be considered a
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12 SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.
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