Nebraska LB 525 — Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act
Nebraska · Neb. Laws 2026, LB 525, Secs. 12-18 (Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act)
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.
Technical 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.
Who is protected: Users of conversational AI services in Nebraska, with heightened protections for minor account holders.
Who must comply: 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).
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Nebraska |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Status | Enacted (not yet in effect) |
| Protection strength | Limited protection |
| Effective date | 2027-07-01 |
| Enacted | 2026-04-14 |
| Citation | Neb. Laws 2026, LB 525, Secs. 12-18 (Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act) |
| Enforced by | Nebraska Attorney General. |
| 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 |
| Last verified | 2026-07-24 |
| Official source | Nebraska Legislative Bill 525, Slip Law (109th Legislature, 2026) ↗ |
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