BUSINESS-TECH
SB 317 amends the Consumer Legal Funding Act by making a technical correction to the section defining the law's short title. This adjustment updates the official name reference in the statute without changing any substantive provisions or requirements. The change affects how the law is formally cited in legal documents but has no impact on consumer rights, legal funding companies, or existing regulations. It is a purely procedural update with no policy or operational consequences.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 21, 2026
Last action May 31, 2026
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May 21, 2026
MODERATE
This bill transforms SB 317 from a technical amendment to the Consumer Legal Funding Act into a new, standalone law called the Consumer Artificial Intelligence Notice Act. It mandates that businesses using AI chatbots or voice systems to talk to customers must clearly disclose that they are interacting with an automated system, not a human. The law also establishes enforcement mechanisms through the Attorney General and allows for private lawsuits if consumers suffer damages due to non-compliance.
Scope change
The bill's scope shifted from amending an existing financial aid law to creating a new regulatory framework specifically for consumer-facing artificial intelligence systems, excluding internal business tools like analytics or pricing algorithms.
DEFINITION
New definitions were added to specify what constitutes a 'conversational customer service artificial intelligence system' and a 'chat interface,' while explicitly excluding internal business operations from the law's requirements.
REQUIREMENT
A new requirement was established mandating that businesses provide a clear and conspicuous disclosure to consumers at the start of any AI interaction, stating that the user is communicating with an automated system.
ENFORCEMENT
New enforcement provisions were added, empowering the Attorney General to take legal action against violators and allowing private individuals to sue for actual damages if they are harmed by a failure to disclose.
TECHNICAL
The bill was restructured to amend the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act by adding a new section that defines violations of this new AI disclosure law as unlawful practices.
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2026
How they voted
55–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 58
May 21, 2026
D
Democratic39
94% Yea
R
Republican19
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
4
Committee
10
Amendments
7
May 31, 2026
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2026
lower
May 21, 2026
Committee
Assigned to Executive Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 21, 2026
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 056-001-000
upper
May 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Ventura
upper
May 20, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 011-002-000
upper
May 20, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 19, 2026
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 19, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
upper
May 13, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Executive; 013-000-000
upper
May 12, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Executive
upper
May 11, 2026
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
May 11, 2026
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Rachel Ventura
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Committee
Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Executive; 011-000-000
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Assigned to Executive
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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