LSAS Platform Intelligence / United States

AI regulation, with the evidence in view.

Browse state legislation sources and reported milestones. Source inventories are published separately from reviewed legal interpretations and technical control mappings.

50-state navigationPublished sources; legal analysis is separateSource view: 2026-11-07 (UTC)

Regulatory Pulse is provided for informational purposes only, not legal advice or a compliance determination. Publishing a source does not establish legal review or applicability to your organization. Coverage may be incomplete or out of date; no complete or current coverage is guaranteed. Verify the current official text, amendments, effective dates and exceptions, and consult qualified legal counsel before acting. Technical control mappings, where separately reviewed, address only the stated part of an obligation.

Source inventories publish selected instruments, source-reported statuses and source references. They do not represent approved legal analysis. Obligation interpretations and control mappings are shown only when separately reviewed.

34States with published sources
57Published instruments
76Published source records
48Source-reported signed / enacted / final
8Source-reported introduced / in progress / passed / proposed
1Source-reported failed / vetoed / withdrawn

Source-reported status does not establish legal effect. Temporal screening of reviewed analysis uses a conservative state civil date, not a precise legal effective instant. Counts describe this published inventory, not the total number of laws in the United States. “—” means coverage has not been established.

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Explore the 50 statesAlaska and Hawaii are inset. Published source inventories and reviewed coverage are distinct; neither establishes legal safety or complete coverage. An equivalent searchable state list follows the map.
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Source publication is separate from legal interpretation. These are selected inventories, not complete state coverage. A state with no published records may still have applicable laws.

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Filters apply to published instruments and any separately reviewed analysis. Obligation, industry, role and use-case filters require reviewed interpretation. Unresolved dates are retained in source detail and excluded from a specified date window.

Legislation and rulemaking

Published instruments and source-reported legislative milestones
InstrumentReported legislative statusSource-reported milestonesSources retrieved

New Jersey · Bill · A3540 / P.L.2025, Chapter 40

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Civil and criminal penalties for production and dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Signed

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 28, 2026

New Jersey · Bill · A3497 / P.L.2026, Chapter 43

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Forbidding the Algorithmic Inflation of Rent (FAIR) Act (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Signed

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 28, 2026

Nevada · Bill · AB406

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

AI in mental and behavioral healthcare (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Enacted

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 20, 2026

New York · Bill · S08828

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Implements transparency requirements for developers of AI models; requires the establishment of an office for oversite of AI model developer transparency and reporting; makes related provisions. (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Passed

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 9, 2026

Oregon · Bill · SB1546

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Artificial intelligence companions (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Enacted

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 20, 2026

Pennsylvania · Bill · SB806 / Act 99 of 2026

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Advertising Act (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Signed

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 24, 2026

Rhode Island · Statute · S2195 / Chapter 376

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Artificial intelligence companion models (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Enacted

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedNov 3, 2026

Tennessee · Bill · SB1580 / Public Chapter 647

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

AI representations as qualified mental health professionals (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Signed

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 28, 2026

Tennessee · Bill · HB2091 / Public Chapter 588

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Protection of voice and other personal rights (ELVIS Act) (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Signed

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 28, 2026

Texas · Bill · HB149

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Relating to regulation of the use of artificial intelligence systems in this state; providing civil penalties. (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Passed

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 9, 2026

Utah · Bill · SB0226

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Artificial Intelligence Consumer Protection Amendments (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Passed

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 9, 2026

Utah · Bill · HB0276

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Artificial Intelligence Modifications (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Passed

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 9, 2026

Virginia · Bill · HB797 / 2026 Chapter 425

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Study of an independent AI verification framework (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Enacted

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 31, 2026

Virginia · Bill · HB1186 / 2026 Chapter 937

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

AI guidance and innovation pilot in public education (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Enacted

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 31, 2026

Vermont · Statute · H.816 / Act 156

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

Use of artificial intelligence in mental health services (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Enacted

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedNov 3, 2026

Washington · Statute · RCW 19.440

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

AI companion chatbots (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Enacted

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 20, 2026

Wisconsin · Bill · AB664 / 2023 Wisconsin Act 123

Source inventory · No legal interpretation

AI disclosures in political advertisements (source link, opens in a new tab)

State sources
Enacted

Source-reported status. Status does not establish that every provision is effective.

Dates not establishedOct 28, 2026

Source-reported milestones

Introduction, signature, commencement, effective dates and compliance deadlines are distinct events. Review the source for provision-specific or conditional dates.

  1. May 1, 2026 · introduction

    Colorado · SB189

    Automated Decision-Making Technology

    Source-reported milestone; legal effect has not been interpreted.

    LegiScan metadata: SB189 — history[0]Open source (opens in a new tab)
    “{ "date": "2026-05-01", "action": "Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology", "chamber": "S", "chamber_id": 22, "importance": 1 }”

    Exact normalized source span 2818–3005.

    Source SHA-256: d7ddf21ea41f04454f637101d6389e3cb10082e34a51a850282b10e9c4d571a5

  2. May 7, 2026 · introduction

    Colorado · SB189

    Automated Decision-Making Technology

    Source-reported milestone; legal effect has not been interpreted.

    LegiScan metadata: SB189 — history[5]Open source (opens in a new tab)
    “{ "date": "2026-05-07", "action": "Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary", "chamber": "H", "chamber_id": 21, "importance": 1 }”

    Exact normalized source span 3811–3977.

    Source SHA-256: d7ddf21ea41f04454f637101d6389e3cb10082e34a51a850282b10e9c4d571a5

  3. May 14, 2026 · signature

    Colorado · SB189

    Automated Decision-Making Technology

    Source-reported milestone; legal effect has not been interpreted.

    LegiScan metadata: SB189 — history[14]Open source (opens in a new tab)
    “{ "date": "2026-05-14", "action": "Governor Signed", "chamber": "", "chamber_id": 0, "importance": 1 }”

    Exact normalized source span 5424–5560.

    Source SHA-256: d7ddf21ea41f04454f637101d6389e3cb10082e34a51a850282b10e9c4d571a5

Why the boundary matters

Legislative activity. Separate from applicability.

Independent research provides context. It does not measure LSAS performance or customer results.

1,539State AI bills introduced

State AI bills introduced during 2026, as reported through early October.

National Conference of State Legislatures · 2026 · Independent research

Source & measurement context
As Congress Deliberates, States Lead the Way on AI Regulation (opens in a new tab)

Published 2026-10-21. Verified 2026-11-03.

2026 legislative activity through early October 2026; exact cutoff not specified.

U.S. state AI legislation reported by NCSL. A count of legislative activity, not a percentage.

  • Introduction is not enactment; enactment does not establish effective dates or applicability to a business.
  • The article describes 280 as enacted in 2026. Its separate enacted-and-adopted wording concerns 2025.
  • These national figures do not measure LSAS source coverage or executable policy coverage.

280State AI bills enacted

State AI bills enacted during 2026, as reported through early October.

National Conference of State Legislatures · 2026 · Independent research

Source & measurement context
As Congress Deliberates, States Lead the Way on AI Regulation (opens in a new tab)

Published 2026-10-21. Verified 2026-11-03.

2026 legislative activity through early October 2026; exact cutoff not specified.

U.S. state AI legislation reported by NCSL. A count of legislative activity, not a percentage.

  • Introduction is not enactment; enactment does not establish effective dates or applicability to a business.
  • The article describes 280 as enacted in 2026. Its separate enacted-and-adopted wording concerns 2025.
  • These national figures do not measure LSAS source coverage or executable policy coverage.

From Regulatory Pulse to execution

A source is the beginning.
Evidence closes the loop.

The published source edition in this site contains 34 states. Research coverage is separate from reviewed obligations, approved controls and runtime enforcement.

Conceptual architecture · The complete jurisdiction-to-execution loop is in development.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Available research

    Published legislation sources and reported milestones.

  2. 02

    Interpret

    Human review required

    Confirm applicability and effective obligations with qualified reviewers.

  3. 03

    Approve

    Separate authorization

    Record the accountable interpretation and accepted residual gaps.

  4. 04

    Configure

    Candidate mapping

    Jurisdiction-specific controls require reviewed, released policy packs.

  5. 05

    Enforce

    Qualified integration

    Exercise supported runtime controls against the approved scope.

  6. 06

    Prove

    Bounded evidence

    Inspect actual decisions, effects where verified, and unresolved obligations.

Inspect the Colorado candidate and its boundaries

Draft mapping: lsas-co-ai-data-safeguards@0.1.0. The repository candidate references the Colorado Privacy Act security duty, C.R.S. §6-1-1308(5), recorded effective July 1, 2023. It maps selected sensitive-data patterns to existing baseline controls with partial support. This is a proposed technical mapping, not a demonstration of Colorado compliance.

Colorado Title 6 statutes (PDF, opens in a new tab) · Repository source capture: October 10, 2026. Legal applicability and an authorized interpretation still require human review.

No signed jurisdiction release is installed in this source edition. This candidate is separate from the newer AI/ADMT framework. Notices, consumer rights, appeals, contracts and a full security program are not established by pattern checks. Design-partner validation remains pending.

A policy name, IP address, server location or selected state cannot establish legal applicability. Source research, policy approval and observed enforcement are distinct.

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