The end of March often brings a flood of new laws as many of the states with shorter annual legislative sessions begin wrapping up their work. This year proved no different as it relates to AI legislation; we tracked 19 new laws regulating AI passed over the last two weeks alone. Read on for details on all of these new laws, which you can explore further in Plural.

---

While some sessions are winding down, others are just starting to heat up, and that is reflected in the new bills discussed below. Over the past two weeks we also added 57 new bills to our tracker, and you can view those here.

New Bills to Watch

11 states (and the U.S. Congress) introduced new AI legislation over these past two weeks (again you can view those here). States that will continue to meet over the summer like California, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, and Wisconsin provided a significant number of the new introductions.

You can examine our full dataset broken down by category (more explanation on that here) in Plural using the links below.

• Restricting AI – 742 bills (+37 new bills since last posting)
• Promoting AI – 58 bills
• AI in Education – 141 bills (+5)
• AI in Elections – 66 bills (+3)
• AI in Government – 415 bills (+18)
• AI in Healthcare – 162 bills (+2)
• AI Use Restrictions in the Private Sector – 287 bills (+17)
• Data Centers – 56 bills (+2)
• Public Funding of AI – 41 bills
• Regulated Content – 202 bills (+8)
• Regulating AI Developers – 171 bills (+12)

Tracking Key Developments

Since we last posted in mid-March, we have gone from 6 new AI laws passed in 2026 to 25! Another 27 bills have passed both chambers in their legislative process and could be on their way to becoming law soon. Each of the 19 new AI laws is detailed below, with links to explore further in Plural.

Colorado

• SB 11 – Relates to search warrants provided to covered platforms including social media companies and AI platforms.

Idaho

• S 1227 – Adds a new Chapter 70 to Title 33 (Education) of Idaho Code, establishing a comprehensive framework for the use of generative artificial intelligence in K-12 public education.
• S 1297 – Establishes regulations for conversational AI services.

New York

• S 8828 – Establishes a regulatory framework for large-scale AI developers operating in New York State, focusing on transparency, safety reporting, and accountability for advanced “frontier” AI models.

Oregon

• SB 1546 – Establishes regulations for AI companion platforms in Oregon — systems designed to simulate human-like platonic, intimate, or romantic relationships with users.

Tennessee

• HB 1513 – Requires political advertisements utilizing deepfake or artificial intelligence technology to include disclaimers.
• SB 1580 – Regulates the use of artificial intelligence systems claiming to act as mental health professionals.

Utah

Governor Spencer Cox (R) continues to make a name for himself (and Utah) as a skeptic of AI and a leader in the push to regulate the emerging technology. The Governor has signed 9 new AI bills into law just this year (8 of these were signed over the past two weeks).

• HB 218 – Strengthens and formalizes the content requirements for the existing grades 7-8 digital skills course, including by ensuring coverage of artificial intelligence literacy.
• HB 273 – Comprehensively regulates classroom technology use in Utah public schools by limiting screen-time (especially in early grades), mandating AI literacy education, establishing guardrails on AI use by both students and educators, and creating support structures for students who struggle with technology-based learning.
• HB 276 – Bans the non-consensual generation and distribution of counterfeit intimate images (AI-generated deepfake intimate/sexual images) by both generation services and online platforms. Also requires transparency about the origin and authenticity of digital content from large online platforms, AI providers, government agencies, and others.
• HB 289 – Reorganizes and addresses offenses related to artificially generated child sexual abuse material.
• HB 320 – Amends Utah’s Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy statutes (Title 13, Chapter 72) enacted in 2024 including by expanding the scope of covered public entities, strengthening oversight, and more.
• SB 256 – Amends defamation and personal identity protection laws to address artificial intelligence (AI) and digitally manipulated content.
• SB 267 – This bill requires the Utah State Board of Education (state board) to study best practices for software use in public schools including as it relates to data privacy and AI.
• SB 319 – This bill amends Utah’s health insurance preauthorization laws (Section 31A-22-650) with several significant changes including increased disclosure requirements for the use of AI by insurers.

Washington

• HB 1170 – Requiring large AI providers (1M+ monthly users) and government agencies to inform users when content is modified using artificial intelligence.
• HB 2225 – Requiring chatbot operators to meet requirements around transparency disclosures and protections (for minors and against self-harm generally).
• SB 5105 – Expands and strengthens existing laws against sexually explicit depictions of minors, with a particular focus on AI-generated content.
• SB 5395 – Increases restrictions on the use of AI in prior authorizations by health insurance carriers.