New Mexico HB174: CHATBOT SAFETY ACT

What the bill says

An act relating to consumer protection; enacting the chatbot safety act; establishing safety and transparency standards for companion artificial intelligence products; declaring violations to be unfair or deceptive trade practices; providing remedies.

From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:

AN ACT RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION; ENACTING THE CHATBOT SAFETY ACT; ESTABLISHING SAFETY AND TRANSPARENCY STANDARDS FOR COMPANION ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS; DECLARING VIOLATIONS TO BE UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES; PROVIDING REMEDIES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Chatbot Safety Act". SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Chatbot Safety Act: A. "artificial intelligence" means an engineered or a machine-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit and implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence .233112.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ physical or virtual environments; B. "companion artificial intelligence product" means a software application that uses generative artificial intelligence and, through the software application's design and function, is capable of generating adaptive, personalized and emotionally resonant responses to sustain a coherent, longterm, one-on-one conversational relationship with a user; C. "crisis intervention protocol" means a preplanned procedure for detecting and responding to user expressions of suicidal ideation, self-harm or imminent threats of violence to others; D. "deploy" means to put into effect, host or otherwise commercialize an artificial intelligence system or a companion artificial intelligence product; E. "deployer" means a person that deploys an artificial …

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Sponsors

• Andrea Romero (D, HD-046) · primary sponsor
• Art De La Cruz (D, HD-012)

Latest actions

1. January 27, 2026: Not Printed
2. : Action Postponed Indefinitely

Common questions

What is HB174?

HB174 is a bill in the New Mexico Legislature (2026 Regular Session): CHATBOT SAFETY ACT.

What does HB174 do?

In its own words: An act relating to consumer protection; enacting the chatbot safety act; establishing safety and transparency standards for companion artificial intelligence products; declaring violations to be unfair or deceptive trade practices; providing remedies.

What is the status of HB174?

Failed as of January 27, 2026. Latest action: Not Printed (January 27, 2026).

Who sponsored HB174?

Andrea Romero (D, HD-046), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for HB174?

On the New Mexico Legislature website: https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legType=B&legNo=174&year=26