New Jersey Assembly committee advances Bill A5607 to regulate chatbot privacy and liability

What happened

The New Jersey Assembly Committee on Public Safety and Preparedness voted to advance A5607, a bill that would impose privacy safeguards on chatbots and create a strict liability framework for harms caused by them. EPIC testified in support, highlighting limits on using personal data for training, targeted ads, and profiling. The bill will next be considered by the Assembly Appropriations Committee.

Why it matters for trust and compliance

• Its status is in committee. It is not law yet. Track it, but do not treat it as an obligation.
• The bill would give New Jersey residents privacy protections and a right to sue chatbot providers for injuries, shaping AI governance in the state.

Who is affected

Recommended actions

1. Check that privacy notices describe the practices this addresses.
2. Inventory where this data is shared or sold and whether opt-outs are honoured.
3. Inventory AI or automated decision systems in scope and their assessments.