Key point: Last week, Oregon’s legislature passed a chatbot bill, Utah’s legislature passed a provenance bill, Washington’s legislature is on the cusp of passing both a chatbot and provenance bill, and Arizona’s Senate passed a provenance bill.
Below is the eighth update on the status of proposed state AI legislation in 2026. These posts track state AI bills that can directly or indirectly affect private-sector AI developers and deployers. These posts do not track AI bills that focus on government use of AI; insurance; workgroups; education; legal settings; name, image, and likeness; deepfakes; CSAM and sexual material; and election interference. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.
What’s New
The big news last week was the Oregon legislature passing a chatbot bill. Although the bill is intended to apply to AI companions, it has ambiguous and undefined terms that could lead to it applying more broadly than intended. The bill also has a private right of action with statutory damages. We will be publishing an article later today with a deep dive into the bill.
Washington’s chatbot bill (which also has a private right of action) is on the cusp of passing after it was voted out of the Senate. The bill will need to go back to the House for concurrence with the Senate amendments.
Meanwhile, chatbot bills advanced in New York and Hawaii while Utah’s bill failed and Virginia’s bill was continued to 2027.
Looking at pricing bills, Nebraska’s unicameral legislature passed a bill regarding dynamic pricing for transportation networks. Meanwhile, bills advanced in New Jersey and Hawaii but one died in Tennessee. We also saw lawmakers file new bills in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota.
Turning to provenance bills, Utah’s legislature closed for the year by passing the Digital Content Provenance Standards Act. Of the five AI-related bills we tracked in Utah this year, this was the only one to pass the legislature. Utah’s chatbot bill, frontier model bill, and two pricing-related bills did not pass. Bills in Washington and Arizona also advanced. Washington’s bill passed the Senate and is back now with the House for concurrence with amendments. The Arizona Senate also passed a bill by a narrow margin.
Pivoting to health care-related AI bills, bills advanced in Colorado, Maine, New Hampshire, and Tennessee while Virginia’s bill was continued to 2027.
Finally, Florida’s AI Bill of Rights overwhelmingly passed the Senate; however, it has been widely reported that the bill will not be considered in the House.
Looking ahead, March 11 is the deadline for the commerce secretary to publish a list of onerous AI as required by the Executive Order for Ensuring a National Policy Framework for AI.
More details on those bills plus updates on all bill movements last week in the below post.
High Risk / Consequential Decisions
These bills regulate AI in high-risk situations such as financial services or health care and can require disclosures, assessments, and consumer rights.
There were no updates for this category last week.
Chatbot
These bills come in different varieties but, in general, they regulate AI interacting directly with individuals. For example, chatbots that act as companions or interact with individuals in a commercial or health care setting.
Oregon’s AI companion bill (SB 1546) passed the legislature. We will publish an article on that bill later today.
Washington’s chatbot bill is on the cusp of passing. HB 2225 passed the Senate by a 43-5 vote. The bill previously passed the House but was amended in the Senate and will require a House concurrence vote for final passage.
Hawaii’s HB 1782 (chatbot; minors) passed out of a second committee. Meanwhile, SB 3001 (chatbots) passed out of another committee.
New York’s S 7263 advanced to a third Senate floor reading. The bill imposes liability for damages caused by a chatbot impersonating certain licensed professionals.
Meanwhile, two bills died last week. Utah’s chatbot bill (HB 438) died on Senate floor votes. The bill had previously passed the House. Virginia’s chatbot bill (SB 796) was continued to 2027.
Turning to new bills, New York lawmakers are considering another chatbot bill. A 10379 prohibits AI chatbots from using features which are considered unsafe for minors.
Pricing
These bills deal with the use of AI to set prices and in some cases deal with employment.
Nebraska’s LB 771 (dynamic pricing for transportation networks) passed the legislature and was presented to the governor.
Hawaii’s HB 2458 passed out of a second committee as amended. The bill prohibits surveillance pricing in the sale of food.
New Jersey’s S 451 was reported from Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee with amendments. The bill makes use of algorithmic systems to influence price and supply of residential rental units unlawful.
On the other hand, Tennessee’s Stop Rent Rigging Act (SB 1990) failed in a Senate committee.
Lawmakers in three states introduced new bills last week. In New Jersey, lawmakers are now considering S 3732, which prohibits certain businesses from using dynamic, surveillance, or personalized algorithmic pricing when selling groceries to consumers.
In Pennsylvania, a group of eight Democrat Senators and one Republican Senator introduced SB 1205. The bill prohibits dynamic pricing on essential goods.
Finally, in Minnesota, SF 4233 was filed as a companion bill to HF 3794. The bills prohibit surveillance-based price and wage discrimination. Meanwhile, SF 4199 was filed as a companion bill to HF 3408. The bills prohibit surveillance-based price setting.
Disclosures
These bills generally require organizations to identify when content is generated by AI or otherwise make disclosures regarding the use of GenAI.
New York’s S 934 advanced to a third Senate floor reading. The bill requires warnings on GenAI systems.
Provenance
These bills require entities to make disclosures regarding the data used to train AI.
Utah’s Digital Content Provenance Standards Act (HB 276) passed the legislature.
Washington’s bill (HB 1170) is on the cusp of passing. The bill passed the Senate on March 4 by a 46-3 vote. It previously passed the House but was amended in the Senate so it will require a House concurrence vote for final passage.
In Arizona, SB 1786 passed the Senate by a 17-13 vote.
New York’s AI Training Data Transparency Act (S 6955) advanced to a third Senate floor reading. Meanwhile, companion bills S 6954 and A 6540 — the Stop Deepfakes Act — advanced to third floor readings in their respective chambers.
Employment
These bills regulate the use of AI in employment settings such as hiring, firing, promotion, compensation, or displacement issues.
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a new bill (SB 435) that regulates the use of AI in employment settings.
Health
These bills focus on the use of AI in healthcare.
Two health care-related AI bills were amended and advanced out of committees in Colorado and are now on floor votes. HB 1139 regulates the use of AI in health care settings and HB 1195 regulates the use of AI in psychotherapy services.
A Maine committee voted LD 2082 as ought to pass as amended. The bill regulates the use of AI in providing certain mental health services.
A New Hampshire House committee voted HB 1406 as ought to pass with amendment. The bill regulates the use of AI by health professionals.
In Tennessee, the House Health Committee recommended HB 1470 for passage by a 20-0 vote. The bill’s companion bill previously passed the Senate. The bills prohibit a person from developing or deploying an AI system that advertises or represents to the public that such system is or is able to act as a qualified mental health professional.
On the other hand, Virginia’s health bill (SB 269) was continued to 2027.
Turning to new bills, Minnesota lawmakers introduced companion bills SF 4280 and HF 3893, which regulate the use of AI in psychotherapy sessions.
Personhood
These bills generally provide that AI cannot be granted legal status or deemed a person under state law.
There were no updates for this category last week.
AI Bill of Rights
These bills cover multiple issues such as chatbots and providing individuals with rights relating to AI.
Florida’s AI Bill of Rights (S 482) passed the Senate by a 35-2 vote; however, it has been reported that the bill will not be taken up in the House.
Frontier Models
These bills apply to frontier models and the bills commonly apply only to global-scale tech corporations.
There were no updates for this category last week.
Other
New Hampshire’s SB 640 was voted ought to pass as amended by a Senate committee. The bill regulates the use of AI to provide services requiring a professional license.