Key point: Last week, Connecticut’s legislature passed a bill to amend the state’s consumer data privacy law and establish a data broker registration law, Iowa’s governor signed a chatbot bill into law, Colorado’s legislature passed a pricing bill and is poised to pass a bill to repeal and replace the Colorado AI Act, and Vermont’s legislature passed a health care AI bill.

Below is the seventeenth update on the status of proposed state privacy and AI legislation in 2026. With the state legislative activity slowing, we have combined our weekly privacy and AI posts.

What’s New

With over half the state legislatures now closed for the year, the volume of legislative activity has slowed. That allows us to combine our two weekly posts into one post with sections separately devoted to privacy and AI bills.

Turning to privacy updates, the big news last week was Connecticut Senator James Maroney’s SB 4 passing the legislature. Among other things, the bill amends Connecticut’s consumer data privacy law and establishes a new data broker registration law. Meanwhile, a New Hampshire bill to amend the state’s consumer data privacy law advanced, and a New Jersey lawmaker filed a bill to amend the state’s consumer data privacy law to prohibit the sale of sensitive data.

In other privacy news, Louisiana’s bill to repeal and replace its app store law is now pending final passage in the Senate.

Turning to AI updates, the bill to repeal and replace the Colorado AI Act is on the cusp of passing the legislature. The bill passed both chambers last week and only needs the Senate to vote to concur in House amendments. Colorado’s legislature also passed a bill to prohibit surveillance price and wage setting, and the legislature is close to passing a chatbot bill and two health care AI-related bills before it closes on May 13.

Meanwhile, we continue to see chatbot bills advance. Last week, Iowa’s bill was signed into law, Hawaii’s legislature passed a bill before closing for the year, and bills advanced in Delaware and South Carolina.

New York’s Assembly voted to pass the AI Training Data Transparency Act. New York’s legislature closes in early June.

Finally, Vermont’s legislature passed a bill concerning neurological rights and the use of AI in health and human services.

More details on those bills plus updates on all bill movements last week in the below post.

Privacy Updates

Consumer Data Privacy

In Connecticut, Senator James Maroney’s SB 4 passed the legislature. Among other things, the bill amends Connecticut’s consumer data privacy law and establishes a data broker registration law.

New Hampshire’s HB 1460 passed Senate as amended. The House, which previously passed the bill, adopted the amendment on a voice vote.

In New Jersey, a Democrat Senator introduced S 4109. The bill amends the state’s consumer data privacy law to prohibit all entities from selling sensitive data regardless of the number of consumers whose data the individual or entity controls or processes.

Kid’s Privacy

In Louisianna, HB 977 is now pending final passage in the Senate. The bill, which previously passed the House, repeals and replaces the state’s app store law.

AI Updates

High Risk / Consequential Decisions

Colorado’s SB 189, which repeals and replaces the Colorado AI Act, passed the Senate and the House last week. The bill is now with the Senate to concur in House amendments.

Chatbot

One new law was enacted last week while bills advanced in three other states. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed SF 2417 into law. Meanwhile, Hawaii’s legislature closed its session by passing SB 3001, Delaware’s HB 306 passed the House, and South Carolina’s S 896 passed out of committee.

Pricing

In Colorado, HB 1210 (prohibit surveillance price and wage setting) passed the legislature.

Provenance

In New York, A 6578 passed the Assembly. The bill establishes the AI Training Data Transparency Act.

Employment

Companion bills were introduced in New Jersey (A 4981 and S 4075). The bills regulate the use of AI-based systems for electronic monitoring regarding employment and public services.

Health

Vermont’s HB 814 (neurological rights and the use of AI in health and human services) passed the legislature. Meanwhile, HB 816 passed the Senate as amended and will return to the House for concurrence. The bill regulates the use of AI in mental health services.