North Carolina AI Law
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Browse North Carolina law and bill articles, dated legislative records, and the historical tracker below. A date in an entry identifies the recorded event or source check; it does not imply that every measure has been rechecked today.
Historical tracker
May 1, 2026 tracker snapshot
These entries retain the historical NCSL snapshot used by the former state directory. Status labels, including “pending,” “enacted,” “failed,” and “vetoed,” describe that snapshot, not a current-status assessment. This is not a complete inventory of enacted law.
NCSL’s May 1, 2026 snapshot lists 12 AI-related 2026 measures for North Carolina.[1]
Other measures recorded in the snapshot
- NC H 1097 — Government Website Access Act; pending; Provides funding to the Department of Information Technology for artificial intelligence solutions for improving access to state government websites, pr.... Topics: Education Use.
- NC H 1161 — Omnibus Artificial Intelligence Protections; pending; Enacts protections concerning deployment of artificial intelligence and related technologies in elections, education, employment, the courts, and the in.... Topics: Appropriations, Deepfake, Education Use, Education/Training, Elections, Government Use, Judicial Use, Effect on Labor/Employment, Private Sector Use.
- NC H 1177 — Artificial Intelligence; pending; (House Resolution) Encourages Congress to preserve North Carolina's authority to regulate artificial intelligence in matters related to consumer protect.... Topics: Criminal Use, Private Sector Use.
- NC H 301 — Social Media and AI Safety; pending; Provides social media protections for minors under sixteen years of age, to require the state Board of Education to update computer science standards to.... Topics: Education Use, Education/Training.
- NC H 507 — The Children First Act; pending; Prioritizes the well-being of children by expanding access to affordable, high-quality child care for North Carolina families, establishes an employer-p.... Topics: Child Pornography, Criminal Use, Deepfake.
- NC S 1046 — Artificial Intelligence In Environmental Permitting; pending; Promotes the use of artificial intelligence as a decision-support tool in the review and drafting of environmental permits. Topics: Government Use.
- NC S 787 — Artificial Intelligence; pending; Requires instruction on artificial intelligence in schools. Topics: Education Use, Education/Training.
- NC S 839 — Price Transparency Act; pending; Bans algorithmic pricing and anti-competitive mergers for food retailers. Topics: Notification, Private Sector Use.
- NC S 864 — Safe and Responsible AI in Schools Act; pending; Requires the state Board of Education to update computer science standards to include instruction on artificial intelligence (AI), requires education ag.... Topics: Appropriations, Education Use, Education/Training.
- NC S 963 — Artificial Intelligence Chatbots; pending; Regulates artificial intelligence chatbot licensing, safety, and privacy in the state. Topics: Health Use, Provenance.
- NC S 981 — Artificial Intelligence In Education Task Force; pending; Establishes the artificial intelligence in education task force, requires age-appropriate instruction on artificial intelligence. Topics: Appropriations, Education Use, Studies.
- NC S 988 — Workers In The Age of Artificial Intelligence; pending; Protects workers in the age of artificial intelligence, appropriates funds for its implementation. Topics: Appropriations, Education/Training, Effect on Labor/Employment.