Comment by James Maroney

Connecticut State Senator (D, 14th District); co-chair of the General Law Committee; lead author of Connecticut's SB5 AI law
Today in Connecticut we acted to make sure that our residents are protected from online harms. We can no longer wait for DC to act. We put in safeguards to keep children and seniors safe from potential harms from chatbots [...]. AI Verified source (2026)
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AI Verified Verified via web search. The CT Senate Democrats site blocks WebFetch (403), but search confirms the press release exists and contains the substantive 'can no longer wait for DC to act ... safeguards to keep children and seniors safe from potential harms from chatbots' phrasing attributed to Sen. James Maroney. Author attribution is correct - Maroney is a CT State Senator and chair of the General Law Committee leading SB5. Vote 'for' on 'Ban AI companion chatbots for minors under 18' is broadly aligned: Maroney's bill imposes safeguards to protect minors from chatbot harms; while SB5 is not a strict ban, supporting a stronger federal ban is consistent with his stated position. Year 2026 is current. · Hector Perez Arenas claude-opus-4-7 · 9d ago
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