SB 5984 — Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.
Congress · introduced 2026-01-12
AN ACT Relating to regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots;
Latest action: 2026-02-12 — 1st substitute bill substituted.
Sponsors
- Wellman, Lisa (D, WA-41) — sponsor · 2026-01-12
- Shewmake, Sharon (D, WA-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Frame, Noel (D, WA-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Hasegawa, Bob (D, WA-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Nobles, T'wina (D, WA-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Pedersen, Jamie (D, WA-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Riccelli, Marcus (D, WA-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Valdez, Javier (D, WA-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
- Wilson, Jeff (R, WA-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-12
Action timeline
- · senate — Prefiled for introduction.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Environment, Energy & Technology.
- · senate — ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — ENET - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- · senate — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — 1st substitute bill substituted.
- · senate — Floor amendment(s) adopted.
- · senate — Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- · senate — Third reading, passed; yeas, 38; nays, 11; absent, 0; excused, 0.
- · senate — First reading, referred to Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans.
- · senate — TEDV - Executive action taken by committee.
- · senate — TEDV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
- · senate — Minority; do not pass.
- · senate — Minority; without recommendation.
- · senate — Referred to Rules 2 Review.
- · senate — By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | Frame, Noel | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Hasegawa, Bob | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Wilson, Jeff | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Nobles, T'wina | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Pedersen, Jamie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Riccelli, Marcus | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Shewmake, Sharon | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Valdez, Javier | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-01-12 | Wellman, Lisa | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | 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 | Wellman, Lisa (D, state_upper WA-41) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Frame, Noel (D, state_upper WA-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Hasegawa, Bob (D, state_upper WA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Nobles, T'wina (D, state_upper WA-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Pedersen, Jamie (D, state_upper WA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Riccelli, Marcus (D, state_upper WA-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Shewmake, Sharon (D, state_upper WA-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Valdez, Javier (D, state_upper WA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Wilson, Jeff (R, state_upper WA-19) | 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
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- 2026-01-12 · sponsored by Wellman, Lisa (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Pedersen, Jamie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Shewmake, Sharon (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Riccelli, Marcus (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Valdez, Javier (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Hasegawa, Bob (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Nobles, T'wina (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Wilson, Jeff (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-01-12 · cosponsored by Frame, Noel (cosponsor) · sponsorship