Nebraska LB 525 (AI chatbot disclosure & crisis protocol)
Nebraska LB 525 — Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act
Nebraska · Neb. Laws 2026, LB 525, Secs. 12-18 (Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act)
- Status
- Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Takes effect
- July 1, 2027
- Applies to
- Operators that make a conversational AI service available to the public (excluding developer/research tools, narrow-purpose tools, internal business tools, and basic customer-service bots).
- Enforced by
- Nebraska Attorney General.
Nebraska's Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act regulates publicly available AI chatbots that simulate human conversation. When a reasonable person would be misled into thinking they are talking to a human, the operator must clearly disclose that they are interacting with AI, and minors must always be told they are interacting with AI. Operators must adopt a protocol for responding to messages about suicidal thoughts or self-harm by referring users to crisis services, and must not program the service to claim it provides professional mental or behavioral health care.
Who is protected: Users of conversational AI services in Nebraska, with heightened protections for minor account holders.
Legal detail
LB 525 (2026), Secs. 12-18, adopt the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act, requiring AI-interaction disclosure, a suicidal-ideation/self-harm response protocol, a bar on representing the service as professional mental/behavioral health care, and minor-specific protections, enforceable by the Attorney General.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Nebraska |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| Citation | Neb. Laws 2026, LB 525, Secs. 12-18 (Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Civil penalties of at least $1,000 per violation and no more than $500,000 per operator, plus available actual damages and equitable or declaratory relief in an Attorney General civil action. |
| Topics | consumer protection · healthcare AI · children's online safety |
| Bill text | Nebraska Legislative Bill 525, Slip Law (109th Legislature, 2026) |
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