Idaho SB 1297 (Conversational AI Safety Act 2026)

Establishes the "Conversational AI Safety Act" to regulate conversational AI services in Idaho. Requires operators to disclose when users interact with AI, especially if users might believe they're interacting with a human. Prohibits AI services from misrepresenting themselves as providers of professional mental or behavioral health care. Mandates operators to adopt protocols to address user prompts regarding suicidal ideation by directing users to crisis services. Requires disclosure to minors that they are interacting with AI and restricts AI from generating content that is sexually explicit or objectifies minors. Prevents AI from making statements that could mislead minors into thinking they are interacting with a human. Requires operators to provide privacy tools for minor account holders and their guardians. Subjects violators to civil penalties and enforcement by the attorney general, without creating a private right of action or liability for AI model developers for third-party systems.