North Dakota has no state AI law, but lawmakers are establishing a committee focused on AI and data centers, as reported by The Bismarck Tribune and North Dakota Monitor in June 2026. The state monito…
The EU AI Act is now fully in effect, requiring high-risk AI systems to undergo conformity assessments, maintain technical documentation, and ensure human oversight, with enforcement coordinated by Ge…
The European Union's AI Act is now in effect, enforced by the Netherlands' Authority for Digital Infrastructure (ACM), with a strong focus on algorithmic transparency in the public sector. The Dutch d…
Rhode Island enacted AI regulatory provisions under HB 7350 / SB 2195, signed by the Governor and effective January 1, 2027, establishing a commercial-law general-regulatory framework for artificial i…
Spain's AI supervisory authority AESIA, established in 2024, is now operational, with an AI sandbox available for testing compliant systems and the Spanish government designating an innovation hub for…
Italy's data protection authority was the first EU regulator to temporarily ban ChatGPT in 2023 over GDPR concerns, and the country's Agency for Digital Italy (AGID) now oversees public-sector AI unde…
Florida has no comprehensive AI law but has enacted narrow statutes targeting deepfake political ads (Fla. Stat. 106.145) and AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery (HB 757), with existing consu…
Massachusetts has not enacted a comprehensive AI law; a bill barring discriminatory automated decision systems (SD.3007) remains in committee, and the state relies on Attorney General Campbell's April…
Maryland has not enacted a comprehensive private-sector AI law, with the Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024 (SB 818) only directing state-government AI policies and inventory without impos…
Oklahoma is in a study phase regarding AI regulation, with a committee examining AI impacts on workforce and consumers, while the state holds back on new regulations amid a Trump order urging states n…
Illinois HB 3773, which amends the Illinois Human Rights Act to require employer notification when AI assists in hiring, reviews, promotions, or discipline and prohibits AI that discriminates against …
Kentucky has enacted an AI Study Resolution requiring businesses that use AI to interact with consumers or make consequential decisions affecting Kentucky residents to provide disclosure and opt-out m…
Australia has not enacted a standalone AI Act, maintaining a voluntary framework as of 2026. The Voluntary AI Safety Standard's ten guardrails (governance, transparency, human oversight, testing, reco…
Washington D.C. proposes B25-0324, a comprehensive AI accountability bill covering employment, housing, and public services. Recent developments include Meta being sued over AI-related layoffs and key…
Delaware is advancing multiple AI-related legal proposals, including HB 390, which would require employers to disclose AI use in hiring and provide a human review option for adverse decisions. A Delaw…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 942, the AI Transparency Act, requiring generative-AI providers with over 1,000,000 monthly users to offer a free AI-detection tool and embed latent provenan…
Mississippi has no state-specific AI law, with federal laws applying and the state monitoring federal AI Act developments. The Mississippi AI Task Force is considering data center regulations and loca…
The United Arab Emirates leads on AI strategy rather than binding AI legislation, having appointed the world's first Minister of State for AI in 2017 and launched the National Strategy for AI 2031, bu…
Ohio has adopted voluntary AI principles, with a mandatory framework expected by 2027, as state Reps. Williams and Klopfenstein introduced legislation to combat AI-generated child sexual abuse materia…
Wisconsin has not enacted a comprehensive AI law, but under 2023 Wisconsin Act 123, political advertisements containing AI-generated synthetic media must disclose that they 'Contain content generated …