US state AI laws

As of 18 Oct 2026

Where major AI laws stand

9 states have a major AI law in force; 2 more have one enacted but not yet in force; 1 state has only a bill pending — in our tracker of major AI laws. New York City also has its own law in force.

Alaska: None in our trackerAKMaine: None in our trackerMEWisconsin: None in our trackerWIVermont: None in our trackerVTNew Hampshire: None in our trackerNHWashington: Law in force (1 tracked)WAIdaho: None in our trackerIDMontana: None in our trackerMTNorth Dakota: None in our trackerNDMinnesota: Law in force (1 tracked)MNIllinois: Law in force (1 tracked)ILMichigan: Law in force (1 tracked)MINew York: Enacted, not yet in force (2 tracked); city law in forceNYMassachusetts: Bill pending (1 tracked)MAOregon: None in our trackerORNevada: None in our trackerNVWyoming: None in our trackerWYSouth Dakota: None in our trackerSDIowa: None in our trackerIAIndiana: None in our trackerINOhio: None in our trackerOHPennsylvania: None in our trackerPANew Jersey: None in our trackerNJConnecticut: None in our trackerCTRhode Island: None in our trackerRICalifornia: Law in force (4 tracked)CAUtah: Law in force (2 tracked)UTColorado: Enacted, not yet in force (1 tracked)CONebraska: None in our trackerNEMissouri: None in our trackerMOKentucky: None in our trackerKYWest Virginia: None in our trackerWVVirginia: Bill vetoed or failed (1 tracked)VAMaryland: Law in force (5 tracked)MDDelaware: None in our trackerDEArizona: None in our trackerAZNew Mexico: None in our trackerNMKansas: None in our trackerKSArkansas: None in our trackerARTennessee: Law in force (1 tracked)TNNorth Carolina: None in our trackerNCSouth Carolina: None in our trackerSCDistrict of Columbia: None in our trackerDCOklahoma: None in our trackerOKLouisiana: None in our trackerLAMississippi: None in our trackerMSAlabama: None in our trackerALGeorgia: None in our trackerGAHawaii: None in our trackerHITexas: Law in force (2 tracked)TXFlorida: None in our trackerFL
Law in force: Washington, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, California, Utah, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas. Enacted, not yet in force: New York, Colorado. Bill pending: Massachusetts. Bill vetoed or failed: Virginia.
  • Law in force9
  • Enacted, not yet in force2
  • Bill pending1
  • Bill vetoed or failed1
  • None in our tracker38
  • City law in force (New York City)

Major AI-specific laws and bills we track, each cited to the legislature. Not every AI-related bill: a state shown as none may still have other AI rules.

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