Legislation

This page tracks AI-related legislation at the federal and state level, as well as international regulatory developments.

United States

Federal Legislation

Major Federal AI Bills 2026

Bill	Sponsor	Status	Key Provisions
TRUMP AMERICA AI Act	Sen. Blackburn	Discussion draft	National AI framework, preemption clause
National Policy Framework	White House	Released March 2026	Federal preemption push
GUARDRAILS Act	Reps. Beyer, Matsui, Lieu	Introduced March 2026	Block federal preemption of state AI laws
AI Foundation Model Transparency Act	Bipartisan	Introduced March 2026	Transparency requirements for foundation models

Other Federal Developments:

• Commerce Department State AI Laws Assessment — Federal assessment of state AI regulatory landscape (March 2026)
• DOJ AI Litigation Task Force — DOJ task force to challenge state AI laws deemed unconstitutional or preempted (January 2026)
• House Jailbroken AI Demo — Congressional hearing demonstrates AI safety failures, pushes federal framework (April 2026)
• Blackburn Pushes TRUMP AMERICA AI Act — Senate momentum builds for national AI framework (April 2026)
• FTC AI Policy Statement — Federal Trade Commission guidance on AI enforcement (March 2026)
• Department of Education AI in Education Rule — Final rule establishing AI priorities for education grants (April 2026)

State Legislation

California

California leads US states in AI legislation volume.

• March 2026 AI Bills — Six bills covering disclosure, advertising, workplace
• Executive Order N-5-26 — AI procurement standards for state agencies (March 2026)
• April 8 Roundup — Disclosure, advertising, and deepfake safety bills
• April 22 Committee Wave — Healthcare, chatbot safety, workers, and provenance bills advance
• Appropriations Advances — Multiple bills advance to fiscal review
• Appropriations Progress — Bills clearing fiscal review hurdle

Senate Bills:

• SB 1000 — AI content provenance and disclosure (April 2026)
• SB 1015 — Deepfake extortion and child protection (April 2026)
• SB 1119 / AB 2023 — Child safety chatbot regulations (April 2026)
• SB 1142 — Digital Dignity Act: digital replica protections (passed Judiciary 12-0, to Appropriations)
• SB 813 — AI Safety Commission (April 2026)
• SB 867 — Prohibits companion chatbots in toys (on suspense)
• SB 947 — Worker protections for AI and automated decision systems (to Appropriations)
• SB 1146 — AI in false advertising for health products (Appropriations hearing April 27)

Assembly Bills:

• AB 2027 — Prohibits employer use of worker data to train replacement AI (to Appropriations)
• AB 2653 — Sweatfree AI Code of Conduct (through two committees, to Appropriations)
• AB 2713 — Adjusts AI Transparency Act provenance requirements (to Assembly floor)
• AB 1609 — Customer service chatbot requirements (to Appropriations)
• AB 1979 — AI in healthcare (to Appropriations)
• AB 1988 — PAUSE Act, AI chatbot safety (to Appropriations)
• AB 2575 — AI in healthcare regulation (to Appropriations)

State AI Legislation Roundup

• Week of April 24, 2026 — Tennessee CHAT Act and personhood bill to governor; Nebraska signs chatbot safety act; Alabama enacts AI insurance law; Hawaii moves to reconciliation
• Cooley Analysis: State AI Laws — Where Are They Now? — Law firm analysis of state AI legislation changes as compliance deadlines approach and federal preemption threatens state initiatives (April 24, 2026)

Colorado

• DOJ Joins xAI Challenge — Trump DOJ intervenes in xAI lawsuit against Colorado SB 24-205, arguing federal preemption
• HB 26-1263 — Conversational AI safety: teen protections, emotional dependence blocks, $5K/violation penalties; passed House 40-24 (April 2026)
• SB 24-205 Rewrite — Working group proposes replacing risk-based AI Act with disclosure framework (March 2026)

Other States

• Kansas AI Laws — Three AI-related laws on child exploitation and deepfakes signed by governor (April 2026)
• Georgia AI Bills — Chatbot safety and healthcare bills sent to governor (April 2026)
• Maine LD 2082 — Banning AI from clinical mental health decisions (signed April 2026)
• Maryland AI Bills — Deepfakes, education, dynamic pricing, elections bills sent to governor (April 2026)
• New Hampshire SB 564 — Data Protection Division in AG Office (passed Senate April 2026)
• New York RAISE Act — Frontier AI transparency law amended (S 8828 signed March 2026)
• Florida AI Bill of Rights (SB 482) — Parental consent, data sale restrictions; passed Senate 35-2, died in House; special session called April 28–May 1
• Florida AG Criminal Probe — First criminal investigation of AI company; AG Uthmeier subpoenas OpenAI over FSU shooting (April 2026)
• Washington AI Bills — Disclosure, child safety, health insurance
• Hawaii AI Bills — Companion safety, AI disclosure, deepfake protections (April 2026)
• Nineteen States Pass AI Laws — Overview of 2026 state activity
• Nevada SB 5 — AI Policy Office (passed Senate April 2026)
• Tennessee SB 1700 CHAT Act — Chatbot safety regulation (passed both chambers, sent to governor April 2026)
• Tennessee SB 837 — AI personhood exclusion (sent to governor April 2026)
• Tennessee SB 1580 — Healthcare AI regulation (sent to governor April 2026)
• Idaho S 1297 — Conversational AI Safety Act protecting minors (April 2026)
• Oregon SB 1546 — AI companion and chatbot regulation (April 2026)
• Nebraska LB 1185 — Conversational AI Safety Act (signed into law April 2026)
• New Mexico SB 5 — AI Policy Office (passed Senate April 2026)
• Connecticut SB 5 — Comprehensive AI regulation (passed Senate April 2026; House vote pending before May 6)
• Minnesota HF 1606 — AI nudification technology ban (passed House 132-1 April 2026)
• Missouri HB 1887 — Taylor Swift Act targeting deepfakes and AI-generated nonconsensual imagery (passed House, headed to Senate April 2026)
• Iowa SF 2417 — Conversational AI Safety Act protecting minors (passed both chambers April 2026, awaits governor)
• Utah — Nine AI bills signed into law (April 2026)
• Alabama SB 63 — AI in health insurance (signed into law April 2026)
• Arizona SB 1786 — AI content provenance (died in reconciliation, April 2026)

International Legislation

European Union

The EU AI Act entered into force August 2024, with most provisions applying August 2026. It establishes a risk-based framework with four risk tiers for AI systems.

• EU Digital Omnibus and AI Act Amendments — European Parliament advances Digital Omnibus package with AI Act modifications (April 2026)
• EU JURI Generative AI Copyright Report — European Parliament committee calls for sweeping AI copyright reforms (February 2026)

United Kingdom

The UK continues sector-specific regulation rather than comprehensive AI legislation. See UK developments for DUAA and FCA initiatives.

Asia-Pacific

• South Korea — Basic AI Act
• China — Cybersecurity Law amendments
• Japan — APPI draft amendments
• Vietnam — Digital Technology Law

See Asia-Pacific developments.