Key point: The final law is much narrower than when the bill was first introduced and applies only to food retailers and third-party food delivery services.
On April 28, 2026, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed the Protection From Predatory Pricing Act (HB 895) into law. The law regulates
Key point: In a court filing, the Colorado attorney general states it will only enforce the law after the office finishes rulemaking on the existing law or any law the Colorado legislature passes this year amending or replacing the law.
In early April, a lawsuit was filed against the state
Key point: Nebraska (chatbot) and Maine (health) enacted laws last week, while more than a dozen bills advanced in other states.
Below is the 14th 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.
Key point: Legislatures in Nebraska (chatbot bill), Maryland (pricing), and Maine (health) passed AI bills last week.
Below is the 13th 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.
Key point: Businesses operating generative artificial intelligence systems in Utah and Washington may be subject to new legal obligations, such as including provenance data in content created or altered using generative artificial intelligence.
In March, Utah’s Digital Content Provenance Standards Act (HB 276) was signed by Governor Spencer Cox, and Washington’s HB 1170 on regulation of AI-modified content was signed by Governor Bob Ferguson. Both laws impose certain obligations related to provenance data on covered providers that create, code, or otherwise produce a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) system that has more than 1 million monthly users and is publicly accessible within the geographic boundaries of each state. Utah and Washington’s bills largely align with the California AI Transparency Act (CAITA) and AB 853, which obligate creators of GenAI systems, large online platforms, GenAI hosting platforms, and capture device manufacturers to fulfill certain provenance data requirements. The article below provides an overview of the California, Utah, and Washington laws and compares the obligations of covered providers under each law.
Key point: Last week, chatbot bills were signed into law in Oregon and Idaho, while a health care-related AI bill was signed into law in Tennessee.
Below is the 12th 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.
Key point: Tennessee’s new law prohibits parties that develop or deploy AI systems from advertising or representing to the public that the AI systems can act as a qualified mental health professional.
On April 1, 2026, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed SB 1580 into law, and it will go into effect on July 1, 2026. The new law is short — less than one page — but has potentially significant consequences given that it includes a private right of action.
In the following post, we provide an overview of the new law.
Key point: Last week, four bills were signed into law in three states, two state legislatures passed chatbot bills, and eight bills crossed chambers.
Below is the 11th 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.
Key point: Last week, the draft bill to repeal and replace the Colorado AI Act was publicly released, Tennessee’s legislature passed health care-related AI companion bills, bills crossed chambers in six states, and bills advanced out of committees in six states.
Below is the 10th 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.
Key point: With a private right of action and ambiguous and undefined terms, businesses deploying consumer-facing interactive AI will want to ensure they are not unintentionally triggering the bill’s provisions.
On March 11, 2026, the Washington legislature passed HB 2225, becoming the second state this session to pass a bill specifically aimed at regulating artificial intelligence (AI) companions. The bill is now with Governor Bob Ferguson for consideration. He has 20 days from receipt of the bill to either sign or veto it. If the governor takes no action within that timeframe, the bill will become law without his signature and will go into effect on January 1, 2027. The bill was filed at Ferguson’s request, so presumably, he will sign it.
Earlier this session, we wrote about Oregon’s SB 1546, another consumer-facing interactive AI bill focused on AI companions with a private right of action and statutory damages. Washington’s bill imposes similar requirements on businesses that deploy AI companion chatbots but arguably has an even broader applicability standard. The Washington bill also includes a private right of action, which is modeled on the private right of action in Washington’s My Health My Data Act (MHMD) and does not include statutory damages.
In the article below, we provide an overview of the Washington bill.