Six States Deploy Identical Chatbot Safety Playbook: Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, Nebraska Push Coordinated Bills

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A Transformer News investigation reveals six states — Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado, Arizona, Georgia, and Nebraska — are advancing nearly identical chatbot child safety legislation in 2026, raising concerns about coordinated template-based lawmaking. Georgia's SB 540 passed both chambers (Senate March 6, House March 25) and awaits the governor's signature before the April 6 adjournment deadline. Nebraska attached its chatbot safety bill LB 1185 to the popular Agricultural Data Privacy Act. The pattern suggests an organized lobbying effort targeting state-level AI regulation before any federal framework emerges.