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LA HB791: Provides relative to the regulation of artificial intelligence (OR +$256,243 GF EX See Note)

Dead/Failed Louisiana · 2026 session

Last verified Oct 10, 2026 · official bill text

HB791 · where it stands

This bill did not become law (dead/failed) · last action Mar 9, 2026.

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Enacted
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Dead / vetoed
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In one paragraph

Louisiana's HB791, the People's A.I. Act, would have regulated AI chatbot providers: consent before processing personal data or training on chat logs, no selling chat logs, a ban on using chat logs for ads, notices that the user is talking to a chatbot, monthly risk assessments, and treating chatbots as products for liability. The Attorney General or a district attorney could enforce and users could sue. It was referred to House Commerce March 9, 2026 and died.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

None: the bill died and never became law. Chatbot providers would have faced consent, data-limit, disclosure and liability rules.

Key provisions

  1. Providers would have needed affirmative consent to process personal data beyond a user's request or to train on chat logs, with training on minors' data barred (R.S. 51:3302)
  2. No selling chat logs or using them for advertising; chat logs kept no longer than ten years unless needed to comply with law; users could download their logs
  3. Clear notice that the user is talking to a chatbot before the first output, hourly and when asked; no implying output comes from licensed professionals (51:3303)
  4. Monthly risk assessments and public reporting under Attorney General rules (51:3304-3305)
  5. A chatbot would be treated as a product for product liability, with providers liable for user injuries even if they used reasonable care (51:3307)
  6. Attorney General or district attorney enforcement; users could sue for $5,000 per privacy violation (or actual damages if greater), punitive damages for reckless and knowing violations, and attorney fees (51:3308)
  7. The text states no effective date or sunset

Latest legislative action

Mar 9, 2026. Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Commerce; died when the Louisiana Legislature's 2026 regular session ended

Sponsors

NameRoleDistrict
D Sponsor HD-102

Topics and industries

Related topics

User-Facing AIAI PrivacyAI Liability

Affected industries

TechnologyConsumer Protection

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