HB3021 - 104th General Assembly (2025-2026)

CONSUMER FRAUD-AI DECEPTION
Last Action

2/24/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

Synopsis As Introduced

Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for any person to engage in a commercial transaction or trade practice with a consumer in which: (1) the consumer is communicating or otherwise interacting with a chatbot, artificial intelligence agent, avatar, or other computer technology that engages in a textual or aural conversation; (2) the communication may mislead or deceive a reasonable consumer to believe that the consumer is communicating with a human representative; and (3) the consumer is not notified in a clear and conspicuous manner that the consumer is communicating with an artificial intelligence system and not a human representative. Effective January 1, 2026.
Actions

DateChamberAction
2/06/2025HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
2/06/2025HouseFirst Reading
2/06/2025HouseReferred to Rules Committee
3/04/2025HouseAssigned to Consumer Protection Committee
3/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
3/13/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
3/18/2025HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Consumer Protection Committee; 006-003-000
3/19/2025HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
3/26/2025HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
4/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
4/07/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
4/08/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Consumer Protection Committee
4/08/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Consumer Protection Committee; 005-003-001
4/10/2025HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
4/11/2025HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
4/11/2025HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2/24/2026HouseApproved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
2/24/2026HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2/24/2026HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 005-000-000