United States (federal)White House legislative recommendations asking Congress to set a national AI standard that preempts burdensome state AI laws while adding protections such as child safety.
MichiganWould set requirements and safety standards for developers of certain large artificial intelligence models.
IdahoSets provisions for the use of generative artificial intelligence in Idaho public schools.
MinnesotaWould prohibit health carriers and utilization review organizations from using artificial intelligence in the utilization review process.
United KingdomStatutory report under sections 135 and 136 of the Data (Use and Access) Act responding to the 2024 to 2025 consultation, stating that a broad text and data mining exception with opt-out is no longer the government's preferred approach and committing to further evidence gathering and work on input transparency.
PennsylvaniaWould require disclosures and safeguards for AI companion chatbots, including protections for minors, with Attorney General enforcement.
WashingtonUpdates Washington's personality rights law to cover forged digital likenesses, including AI-generated voice and image replicas.
FloridaWould have created consumer protections for AI use, including limits on AI companion chatbots for minors, and barred governmental entities from contracting with certain foreign AI entities.
FloridaWould have required companion AI chatbot operators to verify user ages and take protective steps for minors.
IowaWould have regulated the use of synthetic media in campaign materials, with penalties.
AlabamaCreates a study commission on artificial intelligence and children's internet safety.
United States (federal)Announces a pledge under which large AI and data center companies commit to pay the full cost of the power they use so household electricity bills do not rise.
MississippiDefines the term artificial intelligence in Mississippi law.
WyomingCreates protections and penalties for deepfakes and other digitally created exploitative sexual images of minors.
UtahWould have regulated operators of companion chatbots, with safety requirements for minor users.
UtahWould have required large frontier AI developers to publish public safety plans and would have created whistleblower protections.
MinnesotaWould prohibit use of algorithms and artificial intelligence when reviewing health insurance prior authorization requests.
VermontRequires disclosure of synthetic media, including AI-generated deepfakes, in election-related communications within a set period before an election.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of t.
MinnesotaWould propose a state constitutional amendment providing that artificial intelligence is not protected by the right to free speech.
CaliforniaWould have required employers to notify workers about automated decision systems used for employment decisions and to give notice when relying primarily on such systems for discipline or termination.
CaliforniaWould have clarified that false impersonation and right of publicity laws cover AI digital replicas and required AI tools that create them to display a consumer warning about unlawful use.
IdahoWould have set requirements for unbiased artificial intelligence in state government procurement.
IndiaAmends India's IT Rules 2021 to define synthetically generated information and require intermediaries to label AI-generated content, embed provenance metadata and act faster on unlawful deepfakes.
KentuckyWould have restricted licensed professionals from using artificial intelligence in providing therapy and psychotherapy services.
IowaWould have set requirements for chatbot deployers, including rules for interactions with minors.
United States (federal)Would direct NIST to develop or identify resources to help small businesses address concerns about using artificial intelligence.
KenyaKenyaSenate Bills No. 4 of 2026 Would create a framework to regulate artificial intelligence in Kenya, including risk classification, obligations and a public register for high-risk systems, regulatory sandboxes and a dedicated AI office.
MassachusettsWould regulate deceptive synthetic media and misinformation about candidates and elections.
South DakotaWould have regulated minors' use of AI chatbots.
MinnesotaCreates a crime for disseminating deep fakes to influence an election, a crime for nonconsensual dissemination of sexual deep fakes, and a civil cause of action for victims of nonconsensual sexual deep fakes.
United KingdomReforms UK data protection law, creates frameworks for digital verification services and smart data, restructures the Information Commissioner's Office, adds an offence of creating or requesting intimate images of adults without consent, and requires government reports on copyright and AI.
KansasExtends child sexual exploitation crimes to images that are morphed from or indistinguishable from a real child or generated without any actual child, and bars disseminating items that purport to depict an identifiable person.
South DakotaWould have created a task force to study the impact of AI systems on South Dakota.
GeorgiaWould have created crimes and enhanced penalties for illegal activities carried out using artificial intelligence, including AI-generated obscene material and deceptive election content.
TexasGovernor directive banning AI and social media apps affiliated with the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, including DeepSeek, RedNote and Lemon8, from government-issued devices and adding them to the state prohibited technologies list.
United States (federal)Would require Small Business Development Centers to help small businesses evaluate and use artificial intelligence.
United States (federal)Would require the Small Business Administration to offer educational resources on artificial intelligence tools for small businesses.
TexasGovernor directive adding Chinese-affiliated AI companies, hardware and software to the state prohibited technologies list for state employees and devices and naming the Texas Cyber Command lead agency for identifying such threats.
CaliforniaWould have barred making a companion chatbot available to a child unless it was not foreseeably capable of harms such as encouraging self-harm, suicidal ideation, violence or disordered eating.
SingaporeGives organisations voluntary guidance on deploying AI agents responsibly, with technical and non-technical measures to manage risks while keeping humans accountable.
United States (federal)Would require export licenses and congressional review for sales of advanced AI chips to countries of concern.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 47 - 0.
KazakhstanSets principles, a three-level risk classification, prohibited practices and machine-readable labeling of synthetic content for AI systems in Kazakhstan, and addresses copyright in AI-generated works.
TaiwanTaiwanPresidential Order Hua-Zong-Yi-Yi-Zi No. 11500001671 Sets Taiwan's basic AI governance framework with the National Science and Technology Council as competent authority, seven governance principles, a risk classification framework coordinated by the Ministry of Digital Affairs, and labeling and accountability rules for high-risk AI.
United States (federal)House subcommittee hearing assessing implementation of the White House AI Action Plan.
United States (federal)House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on competition with China in AI, including export controls on advanced chips.
GeorgiaWould have required the Georgia Technology Authority to keep an annual inventory of artificial intelligence used by state agencies.
WashingtonWould require developers of generative AI systems to publish documentation about the data used to train them.
GeorgiaWould have replaced Georgia's obscene material involving children statute to cover computer-generated images.