NE LB1083: Adopt the Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act, create a fund, and change provisions relating to records which may be withheld…

In one paragraph

Not law. Nebraska LB1083, introduced by Senator Storer, would have enacted the Transparency in Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Act. Large frontier developers (frontier models trained with more than 10^26 operations; revenue of $500 million or more) and large chatbot providers (revenue of $25 million or more) would have had to publish safety and child protection plans; frontier developers would have reported critical safety incidents and large chatbot providers child safety incidents to the Attorney General, with penalties up to $1,000,000 or $50,000 per violation. Placed on General File March 24, 2026; indefinitely postponed April 17, 2026.

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What it means for business

None: the bill died and never became law. It would have bound mainly large frontier AI developers and large chatbot providers; any frontier developer would have had to report critical safety incidents.

Key provisions

1. 1Large frontier developers and large chatbot providers would have had to write, follow and publish a public safety and child protection plan, updating it within 30 days of a material change (Sec. 4)
2. 2Pre-release summaries of catastrophic-risk or child safety assessments would have been due before or when deploying a new or substantially modified model (Sec. 4)
3. 3Frontier developers would have had to report critical safety incidents to the Attorney General within 15 days of discovery, and disclose within 24 hours to an appropriate authority such as law enforcement if an incident posed an imminent risk of death or serious injury; chatbot providers would have reported child safety incidents to the Attorney General within 15 days (Sec. 5)
4. 4Whistleblower protections for employees of large frontier developers and large chatbot providers, with a private action within one year (Sec. 7)
5. 5Attorney General enforcement with civil penalties up to $1,000,000 per violation for large frontier developers and $50,000 per violation for large chatbot providers (Sec. 8)
6. 6Would have created the Juvenile Mental Health Support Fund and let reported assessments be withheld from public records (Secs. 10-11); operative January 1, 2027 (Sec. 12)
7. 7Placed on General File with committee amendment AM2618 March 24, 2026; indefinitely postponed April 17, 2026; not enacted

Latest legislative action

Apr 17, 2026. Indefinitely postponed

Sponsors

Amendments (2)

• Kauth FA742 Not adopted 2026-01-16
• Banking, Commerce and Insurance AM2618 Not adopted 2026-03-24