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AI Summary
HB669 prohibits chatbots from impersonating certain licensed professionals, including those in osteopathic medicine and public school officials, and mandates user notice and civil liability.
Business Impact
If you use AI chatbots in Virginia, you must ensure they do not impersonate licensed professionals by July 1, 2024, or face civil liability.
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What This Means
HB669 addresses the use of chatbots in Virginia, prohibiting them from impersonating licensed professionals, including those in osteopathic medicine and public school officials, or providing advice requiring licensure. Deployers must inform users they are interacting with a chatbot, and individuals can recover damages and attorney fees for violations.
Key Provisions
- Prohibits chatbots from impersonating licensed professionals ( a7 54.1-111.1 B), including those in osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, podiatry, or as a physician assistant.
- Prohibits chatbots from providing substantive responses or advice constituting unlawful practice ( a7 54.1-111.1 B).
- Requires a clear, conspicuous, and explicit notice to users interacting with chatbots ( a7 54.1-111.1 C).
- Allows individuals to recover compensatory damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs for violations ( a7 54.1-111.1 G).
- Specifies a two-year limitation period for filing a lawsuit after the cause of action accrues ( a7 54.1-111.1 G).
Latest Legislative Action
Left in Committee Appropriations
Bill Sponsors (showing 5 of 22)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark L. Cole | Primary |
| Michelle Lopes Maldonado D | Primary |
| Nicholas J. Freitas | Primary |
| Patrick A. Hope D | Primary |
| Terry G. Kilgore R | Primary |
Roll Call Votes
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table ·
Feb 11, 2026
5 Yea
0 Nay
2 Other
Passed ✓
Reported from Communications, Technology and Innovation with substitute ·
Feb 9, 2026
20 Yea
1 Nay
1 Other
Passed ✓
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute ·
Feb 9, 2026
9 Yea
0 Nay
1 Other
Passed ✓
Full Legal Analysis
House Bill 669 amends the Code of Virginia by adding section 54.1-111.1, focusing on the regulation of chatbots. The bill prohibits deployers from making chatbots available in a manner that impersonates licensed professionals in fields such as architecture, engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, geology, dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, certain mental health professions, psychology, social work, veterinary medicine, law, teaching, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, podiatry, or as a physician assistant. Additionally, chatbots are prohibited from providing substantive responses or advice that would constitute the unlawful practice of these professions if done by a natural person. The bill also covers violations related to division superintendents, members of a school board or other school officers, or principals or teachers in a public school. It requires a clear, conspicuous, and explicit notice to users, but this notice does not serve as a defense to liability. The bill allows individuals to recover compensatory damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs for violations, with a two-year limitation period for filing a lawsuit after the cause of action accrues.
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