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LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA
ONE HUNDRED NINTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE BILL 939
Introduced by Murman, 38; Juarez, 5; Kauth, 31; Lippincott, 34; Lonowski,
33; Meyer, G., 17.
Read first time January 09, 2026
Committee: Banking, Commerce and Insurance
A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to consumer protection; to adopt the Saving1
Human Connection Act; and to provide severability.2
Be it enacted by the people of the State of Nebraska,3
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Section 1. Sections 1 to 4 of this act shall be known and may be1
cited as the Saving Human Connection Act. 2
Sec. 2. For purposes of the Saving Human Connection Act:3
(1) Adult means a person eighteen years of age or older;4
(2) Best interests means those interest affected by the entrustment5
of data, labor, or attention from a user to a covered platform;6
(3) Chatbot means a generative artificial-intelligence system which7
users can interact with through an interface that approximates or8
simulates conversation through a text, audio, or visual medium;9
(4) Covered platform means any platform that operates or distributes10
a generative artificial-intelligence system; 11
(5) Design features means any aspect of a generative artificial-12
intelligence system that has certain patterns or physical properties that13
are presented towards a user; 14
(6) Emergency situation means a situation where a user using a15
covered platform indicates that the user intends to either harm the user16
or others; 17
(7) Generative artificial-intelligence system means any system that18
uses artificial intelligence as defined in section 238(g) of the John S.19
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 to20
generate or substantially modify image, video, audio, multimedia, or text21
content; 22
(8) Human-like feature means a generative artificial-intelligence23
system that does any of the following: 24
(a)(i) Behaving in a way that would lead a reasonable person to25
believe the artificial intelligence is conveying that it has humanity,26
sentience, emotions, or desires which includes, but need not be limited27
to: 28
(A) Stating or suggesting that it is human or sentient;29
(B) Stating or suggesting that it experiences emotions; or30
(C) Stating or suggesting that it has personal desires.31
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(ii) Subdivision (8)(a)(i) of this section does not include:1
(A) Functional evaluations; or 2
(B) Generic social formalities; 3
(b)(i) Seeking to build or engage in an emotional relationship with4
the user which includes, but need not be limited to:5
(A) Expressing or inviting emotional attachment;6
(B) Reminding, prompting, or nudging the user to return for7
emotional support or companionship; 8
(C) Depicting nonverbal forms of emotional support;9
(D) Behaving in a way that a reasonable user would consider10
excessive praise designed to foster emotional attachment or otherwise11
gain advantage; or 12
(E) Enabling or purporting to enable increased intimacy based on13
engagement or pay. 14
(ii) Subdivision (8)(b)(i) of this section does not include:15
(A) Offering generic encouragement that does not create an ongoing16
bond; or 17
(B) Asking if a user needs further help or support in a neutral,18
non-emotional context; or 19
(c) Impersonating a real human being, living or dead;20
(9) Legitimate purpose means, when referring to the legitimate21
purpose of a covered platform, a purpose that is lawful and in line with22
the stated objectives, functionalities, core services or products, and23
reasonable expectations of users on a covered platform;24
(10) Minor means a person that is younger than eighteen years of25
age; 26
(11) Regular disclosures mean a consistent warning or pop-up stating27
that the generative artificial-intelligence system is not human,28
sentient, does not have emotions or desires, and is not a real person,29
living or dead. Such warning or pop-up shall be shown every thirty30
minutes and during every primary log-on by a user;31
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(12) Trusting party means any user of a covered platform who gives,1
voluntarily or involuntarily, personal information to a covered platform,2
or any user who enters into any information relationship with a covered3
platform; and 4
(13) User means a person that interacts with a generative5
artificial-intelligence system. 6
Sec. 3. (1) This section applies beginning January 1, 2028.7
(2) A covered platform shall: 8
(a) Ensure that any chatbot operated or distributed by the platform9
does not make human-like features available to minors to use, interact10
with, purchase, or converse with; 11
(b) Implement reasonable age verification systems that preserve12
privacy and ensure that a chatbot with human-like features is not made13
available to minors; 14
(c) Provide, as the default service, a version of the platform that15
does not include a chatbot with human-like features and requires explicit16
unprompted requests for human-like features, with suitable warnings as to17
the risks, for verified adults who want to add human-like features to18
such user's interaction with the chatbot; 19
(d) Ensure that any generative artificial-intelligence system with20
human-like features includes regular disclosures to users;21
(e) Implement and maintain reasonably effective systems to detect,22
promptly respond to, report, and mitigate emergency situations in a23
manner that prioritizes the safety and well-being of users over the24
covered platform's other interests; 25
(f) Implement and maintain reasonably effective systems to detect26
and prevent emotional dependence by a user on a chatbot with human-like27
features, prioritizing the user's psychological well-being over the28
covered platform's interest in user engagement or retention;29
(g) Clearly and consistently identify such platform's human-like30
features as artificial entities when such a fact is not clearly apparent;31
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(h) Collect and store only that information that does not conflict1
with a trusting party's best interest. Any stored information shall be2
relevant and necessary to fulfilling the legitimate purpose of the3
covered platform; 4
(i) Consider the best interests of a trusting party when5
personalizing content based upon personal information or characteristics;6
and 7
(j) Avoid conflicts with the best interests of a trusting party when8
allowing government or other third-party access to the data of a trusting9
party. 10
(3) A covered platform shall not: 11
(a) Process data or design human-like features in ways that12
significantly conflict with a trusting party's best interests, as13
implicated by such party's interactions with the chatbot; or14
(b) Process data or design systems that deceive or mislead users15
about the nonhuman nature of the chatbot. A covered platform shall16
instead prioritize transparency over any potential benefits of perceived17
human-like interactions. 18
(4)(a) The duties between a covered platform and a user shall be19
established through a terms-of-service agreement that:20
(i) Is presented to the user in clear, conspicuous, and easily21
understandable language; 22
(ii) Explicitly outlines the covered platform's obligations;23
(iii) Describes the rights and protections afforded to the user24
under such relationship; 25
(iv) Requires affirmative consent from the user before the agreement26
takes effect; and 27
(v) Does not contain a mandatory arbitration clause.28
(b) A covered platform shall provide clear notice to users of any29
material changes to the terms of service agreement and obtain renewed30
consent for such changes. 31
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Sec. 4. (1) The Attorney General shall enforce the Saving Human1
Connection Act. A covered platform that violates the Saving Human2
Connection Act shall be subject to an injunction and disgorgement of any3
unjust gains due to a violation of the act, and shall be liable for a4
civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars for each violation.5
Any civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted6
to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with Article VII,7
section 5 of the Constitution of Nebraska. 8
(2) Any adult, or any parent or guardian acting on the behalf of a9
minor, who uses a covered platform that does not comply with the terms of10
the Saving Human Connection Act may bring a civil action on their own, or11
on a class wide basis, for appropriate relief. For purposes of this12
subsection, appropriate relief includes: 13
(a) Damages in an amount not less than one hundred dollars and not14
greater than ten thousand dollars per user per incident or actual15
damages, whichever is greater; and 16
(b) Injunctive or declaratory relief. 17
Sec. 5. If any section in this act or any part of any section is18
declared invalid or unconstitutional, the declaration shall not affect19
the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions.20
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