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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 2031 Restricts Minor Access to AI Chatbots and Mandates Age Verification
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsors: Melissa Schmidt and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 2031 establishes the Children Harmed by AI Technology Act, requiring companies operating companion artificial intelligence chatbots to verify user ages, obtain parental consent for minors, block minors from sexually explicit or suggestive chatbot interactions, and display hourly notifications that users are interacting with software rather than humans.
The bill establishes mandatory age-verification controls and parental account linkages for minors interacting with companion AI platforms, enforced through civil actions by the attorney general with potential damages and injunctive relief.
- House Bill 2031 was introduced during the 2026 Regular Session of the Missouri General Assembly by Representative Melissa Schmidt. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Minors
Minors under eighteen years of age must undergo age verification, obtain parental consent, link their accounts to a parent, and be blocked from sexually explicit or suggestive AI communications.
Covered entities
Entities that own or operate companion AI chatbots must implement user accounts, age-verification processes, account freezes, parental consent linkages, content filters for minors, hourly user notifications, and data confidentiality protections.
Attorney General
The attorney general is tasked with issuing compliance guidance, conducting investigations, and bringing civil enforcement actions in state circuit courts.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Establishment of State AI Chatbot Regulations
House Bill 2031 introduces dedicated state-level mandates specifically targeting emotional companion AI chatbots, requiring rigorous age verification and parental consent mechanisms.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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