Connecticut Consumer Protection Omnibus, AI provisions (PA 26-100)

Jurisdiction:: Connecticut

enacted

Effective:: Oct 1, 2026

Authority:: Connecticut Attorney General

Official text Verified Sep 29, 2026

Obligations Covered

Transparency & Disclosure

Timeline

Milestone	Date	Notes
Passed both chambers	May 5, 2026	House and Senate passed as amended by House Amendment Schedule A; Public Act 26-100 designated 2026-05-19
Signed by the Governor	Jun 2, 2026	154-page omnibus; AI provisions are §§ 46-47
Generative AI subscription disclosure takes effect	Oct 1, 2026	Section 46
AI independent verification pilot begins	Oct 1, 2027	Section 47; pilot terminates 2031-03-31 (excluded, see data/exclusions.md)

Related Regulations and Standards

Related instruments are selected from shared compliance obligations and jurisdiction coverage.

Provisions (1)

Generative AI Subscription Disclosure

Obligation:: Transparency

pending

Effective:: Oct 1, 2026

Risk tier:: limited-risk

Scope:: Subscription-based providers: persons doing business in Connecticut who create, code or otherwise produce a generative AI system that has more than one million users per month and is publicly accessible to consumers for personal use, and who offer it to consumers by subscription. Government agencies are excluded (§ 46(a)(5))

upcominghigh-impact

Enacted eleven days after PA 26-15 § 1 and effective the same day, this is Connecticut's second AI subscription disclosure rule. Section 46 is narrower in actors (generative AI, one-million-user threshold, creators only) and broader in required content (usage limits and functionality discretion, with renewal re-disclosure) than PA 26-15 § 1, which reaches any AI technology subscription. Neither section references the other; both apply. "Generative artificial intelligence system" is defined as technology using machine learning to generate images, audio or video, and includes systems using deep learning, natural language processing or comparable techniques (§ 46(a)(2)).

Requirements

Requirement	Details
Written notice before contract or payment	No subscription-based provider may enter into or renew a subscription, or collect any fee for an initial subscription or renewal, unless it has given the consumer a written notice of the key terms and conditions and the consumer has given written notice accepting them (§ 46(b)(1))
Initial-subscription content	The notice must give material information sufficient for a reasonable consumer to decide whether to purchase or maintain the subscription, including any quantitative or qualitative limitations the provider may impose (tokens, images generated or modified, transcription services, and limits imposed in response to consumer conduct) and whether the provider has discretion to limit or eliminate access to, or reduce the quantity or quality of, any functionality (§ 46(b)(2)(A))
Renewal content	For a renewal, the notice must state any such limitations or discretion that the provider will be able to exercise for the first time in the renewal term, or that applied in the preceding term but have been modified (§ 46(b)(2)(B))

Penalties

Violation	Fine
Unfair trade practice	A violation of § 46(b) is an unfair or deceptive trade practice under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-110b(a), enforced solely by the Attorney General; the § 42-110g private right of action does not apply and the section creates no private right of action (§ 46(c))

Sources: Public Act 26-100 (enacted text) HB 5222 bill status

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