Nebraska Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act (LB 525)
The model the other plains-state chatbot laws follow. Conversational AI must disclose it is not human, must not represent itself as providing professional mental or behavioural health care, and must avoid engagement gamification and engineered emotional dependence.
Key dates
- Apr 10, 2026Passed on Final Reading, 49-0
- Apr 14, 2026Approved by Governor Pillen
- Jul 1, 2027Conversational AI Safety Act becomes operative
Risk areas addressed
Who it applies to
Operators of conversational AI services available to Nebraska users, with specific duties where the user is a minor.
Penalties & enforcement
$1,000 per violation with a $500,000 maximum per operator.
Enforced by: Nebraska Attorney General
Nebraska LB 525 is enforced by Nebraska Attorney General. The next dated milestone falls on Jul 1, 2027, 258 days away: Conversational AI Safety Act becomes operative. In practice that means knowing which of your AI systems fall in scope in consumer services, healthcare and generative AI, holding assessments that speak to transparency, safety & robustness and consumer protection, and being able to produce that evidence on request.