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Recent chatbots coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee voted SB 1119 to Appropriations on July 1, while the available materials show SB 354 was heard but do not clearly capture its final disposition.
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee sent SB 1119 to Appropriations after hearing testimony on chatbot risk assessments, child-safety defaults, parental controls, reporting and audits.
SB 903 would bar AI systems from presenting themselves as therapists or offering psychotherapy without licensed-professional oversight as it heads to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee.
SB 1119 moved out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee on June 16 after testimony about child safety, platform controls and a mother’s account of her son’s death.
SB 1119 moved forward June 16 after lawmakers heard testimony focused on child safety, product design and liability.
