HB 2225 — Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots;
Latest action: 2026-02-17 — 1st substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Callan, Lisa (D, WA-5) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Thomas, Brianna (D, WA-34) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Ryu, Cindy (D, WA-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Parshley, Lisa (D, WA-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Simmons, Tarra (D, WA-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Leavitt, Mari (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Berry, Liz (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Reed, Julia (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Cortes, Julio (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Mena, Sharlett (D, WA-29) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Rule, Alicia (D, WA-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Stearns, Chris (D, WA-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Zahn, Janice (D, WA-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Eslick, Carolyn (R, WA-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Street, Chipalo (D, WA-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Wylie, Sharon (D, WA-49) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Duerr, Davina (D, WA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Kloba, Shelley (D, WA-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Scott, Shaun (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Paul, Dave (D, WA-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Gregerson, Mia (D, WA-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Ormsby, Timm (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Goodman, Roger (D, WA-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Reeves, Kristine (D, WA-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Shavers, Clyde (D, WA-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Thai, My-Linh (D, WA-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Macri, Nicole (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Fosse, Mary (D, WA-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Hill, Natasha (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Pollet, Gerry (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Salahuddin, Osman (D, WA-48) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · house — Prefiled for introduction.
- · house — First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.
- · house — TEDV - Executive action taken by committee.
- · house — TEDV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — TEDV - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
- · house — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · house — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · house — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 69; nays, 28; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
- · house — ENET - Majority; do pass.
- · house — Minority; do not pass.
- · house — Minority; without recommendation.
- · house — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · house — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · house — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · house — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · house — Third reading, passed; yeas, 43; nays, 5; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- · house — House concurred in Senate amendments.
- · house — Passed final passage; yeas, 74; nays, 21; absent, 0; excused, 3.
- · house — Speaker signed.
- · house — President signed.
- · house — Delivered to Governor.
- · house — Governor signed.
- · house — Chapter 168, 2026 Laws.
- · house — Effective date 1/1/2027.
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (31)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Berry, Liz | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Callan, Lisa | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Cortes, Julio | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Duerr, Davina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Eslick, Carolyn | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Fosse, Mary | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Goodman, Roger | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Gregerson, Mia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Hill, Natasha | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Kloba, Shelley | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Leavitt, Mari | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Macri, Nicole | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Mena, Sharlett | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Ormsby, Timm | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Parshley, Lisa | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Paul, Dave | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Pollet, Gerry | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Reed, Julia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Reeves, Kristine | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Rule, Alicia | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Ryu, Cindy | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Salahuddin, Osman | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Scott, Shaun | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Shavers, Clyde | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Simmons, Tarra | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Stearns, Chris | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Street, Chipalo | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Thai, My-Linh | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Thomas, Brianna | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Wylie, Sharon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Zahn, Janice | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callan, Lisa (D, state_lower WA-5) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Berry, Liz (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cortes, Julio (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Duerr, Davina (D, state_lower WA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Eslick, Carolyn (R, state_lower WA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Fosse, Mary (D, state_lower WA-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Goodman, Roger (D, state_lower WA-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Gregerson, Mia (D, state_lower WA-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Hill, Natasha (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Kloba, Shelley (D, state_lower WA-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Leavitt, Mari (D, state_lower WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Macri, Nicole (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Mena, Sharlett (D, state_lower WA-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Ormsby, Timm (D, state_lower WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Parshley, Lisa (D, state_lower WA-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Paul, Dave (D, state_lower WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Pollet, Gerry (D, state_lower WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Reed, Julia (D, state_lower WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Reeves, Kristine (D, state_lower WA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Rule, Alicia (D, state_lower WA-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Ryu, Cindy (D, state_lower WA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Salahuddin, Osman (D, state_lower WA-48) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Scott, Shaun (D, state_lower WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Shavers, Clyde (D, state_lower WA-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Simmons, Tarra (D, state_lower WA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Callan, Lisa (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Macri, Nicole (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Mena, Sharlett (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Hill, Natasha (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Stearns, Chris (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Zahn, Janice (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Leavitt, Mari (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Ryu, Cindy (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Salahuddin, Osman (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Fosse, Mary (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Thomas, Brianna (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Cortes, Julio (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Rule, Alicia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Thai, My-Linh (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Duerr, Davina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Berry, Liz (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Pollet, Gerry (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Reeves, Kristine (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Eslick, Carolyn (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Ormsby, Timm (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Simmons, Tarra (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Gregerson, Mia (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Kloba, Shelley (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Street, Chipalo (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Scott, Shaun (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Shavers, Clyde (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Paul, Dave (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Wylie, Sharon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Parshley, Lisa (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Goodman, Roger (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Reed, Julia (cosponsor) · sponsorship