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An AI Law Tracker for All 50 States

AI Laws by State is a free, searchable directory of artificial intelligence legislation across all 50 states. Built for lawyers, compliance officers, and policymakers who need accurate, up-to-date information on AI regulation, with every bill checked against the official record.

1,999
AI Bills Published
50
States Covered
535
Enacted Laws
Daily
Updates

Why AI Laws by State Exists

AI regulation in the United States is evolving faster than most organizations can track. As of 2026, 1,999 AI-related bills have been published across state legislatures — covering everything from automated hiring decisions and algorithmic discrimination penalties to healthcare AI disclosure and deepfake regulation.

There is no single federal AI law. Instead, companies must navigate a patchwork of state-by-state regulations that vary dramatically in scope, enforcement, and penalty structure. A compliance strategy that works in California may leave you exposed in Colorado. A hiring tool that's lawful in Texas may violate New York City's Local Law 144.

AI Laws by State was built to solve this problem. We aggregate, verify, and organize every AI-related bill from official state legislature records into a single searchable directory — free for anyone to access.

How Our Data Pipeline Works

Every bill on AI Laws by State passes through a rigorous multi-stage verification pipeline before publication. Our system runs daily — sourcing bills from official records, verifying content against primary legislative text, and only publishing entries that meet strict quality thresholds.

1
Collection
Bills sourced from official state legislature records across all 50 states and the U.S. Congress
2
Analysis
Plain-English summaries, relevance scoring, and classification generated for each bill
3
Verification
Every entry is checked against primary legislative text and scored for accuracy
4
Enhancement
Industry impact analysis, risk classification, penalty extraction, and companion bill matching
5
Publication
Only bills meeting our quality threshold are published; others undergo additional review

What We Cover

Our directory tracks AI-related legislation across every category that affects businesses, governments, and individuals:

Employment & Hiring AI

Automated hiring tools, bias audits, AI video interview analysis, and candidate notification requirements.

Data Privacy & AI

Algorithmic decision-making transparency, consumer profiling, opt-out rights, and automated data processing regulations.

Healthcare AI

Clinical decision support systems, AI diagnostics, patient notification requirements, and liability frameworks.

Deepfakes & Synthetic Media

AI-generated content disclosure, election deepfake prohibitions, non-consensual intimate imagery, and labeling mandates.

High-Risk AI Systems

Colorado AI Act, risk management programs, algorithmic impact assessments, and deployer obligations for consequential AI.

AI Transparency & Disclosure

AI-generated content labeling, chatbot disclosure, model training data transparency, and consumer notification mandates.

Professional Compliance Tools

Beyond the free directory, AI Laws by State offers six specialized tools built for legal and compliance professionals who need to assess risk, track deadlines, and generate policy documentation.

Free

Am I Affected?

Describe your business and AI usage. Get a personalized compliance assessment across all 50 states with risk levels and specific provisions.

Pro

Deadline Calendar

Compliance deadlines, effective dates, and regulatory milestones for every published AI bill — filterable by state and industry.

Pro

Side-by-Side Bill Comparator

Compare two or three AI bills to see differences in provisions, enforcement mechanisms, and compliance requirements at a glance.

Pro

Penalty & Enforcement Tracker

Filter enacted AI laws by penalty type (civil, criminal, injunctive), severity, and jurisdiction. Assess regulatory risk for your clients.

Enterprise

State Watchlist

Monitor specific states for legislative changes. Get notified when bills you care about advance, are amended, or are enacted.

Enterprise

Policy Cheat Sheet Generator

Generate one-page compliance summaries by state, industry, or topic — ready for client briefings and internal policy reviews.

All tools are available with Pro ($39/mo) and Enterprise ($499/mo) plans. The free tier includes full access to the bill directory, search, and weekly newsletter.

Built for Professionals Who Can't Afford to Miss a Bill

AI Laws by State is designed for anyone whose work intersects with artificial intelligence regulation:

  • Attorneys and law firms advising clients on AI compliance, risk mitigation, and regulatory strategy across multiple jurisdictions
  • In-house counsel at technology companies deploying AI products in states with varying regulatory requirements
  • Compliance officers responsible for tracking AI-related obligations, deadlines, and disclosure requirements
  • Government affairs teams monitoring AI legislation that could impact their industry or organization
  • Policymakers and legislative staff researching how other states are approaching AI governance
  • Academic researchers studying the evolving landscape of AI regulation in the United States
  • Lobbyists and advocacy organizations tracking bills that affect their constituencies or policy positions

Data Sources & Methodology

Accuracy is the foundation of everything we publish. Here is exactly how we source, verify, and maintain our data:

  • Finding bills: every day except Sunday, our software searches two bill-tracking services for AI-related bills: Open States for the state legislatures and Congress.gov for Congress
  • Checking: before a bill is published, it is checked against the legislature's own record and bill text. Nothing is published automatically
  • Summaries: written from the bill text, with the official sources kept on record. The site does not use AI to write its pages
  • Status updates: the status of bills still moving is refreshed automatically each day, and every bill page links to its official record
  • Completeness: enacted laws are compared with a state-by-state review of every legislature, re-checked monthly
  • Corrections: reader reports are checked against the official record, and the page is fixed when the record supports it

Read our full Methodology for details on sources, what counts as an AI law, update cadence and corrections.

Legal Disclaimer

AI Laws by State provides general information about AI-related legislation for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is formed by using this site. Summaries may contain errors despite our checks. Always consult a qualified attorney licensed in your jurisdiction for legal guidance specific to your situation. Read our full Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Why AI Laws by State?

There are other ways to track legislation. Here's what makes us different:

  • Unlike general legislative trackers (FiscalNote, MultiState), we focus exclusively on AI regulation — 1,999 published bills across all 50 states.
  • Unlike government databases (NCSL), we refresh bill statuses daily and provide compliance tools — risk scores, penalty data, deadline calendars, and side-by-side comparisons.
  • Unlike law firm blogs (Husch Blackwell, Gibson Dunn), we give you searchable, structured data — not static articles that go stale.
  • Free for individual use — no sales calls, no enterprise contracts required. Start tracking AI laws in 30 seconds.

Part of a small network of legal-tech references

AI Laws by State is part of a small network of independent reference sites focused on legal and compliance topics:

  • AI Lawsuit Tracker — a tracker for AI-related lawsuits, rulings, and settlements built on public court records
  • AI Compliance Vendors — independent directory of AI governance, audit, and compliance vendors covering EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and Colorado AI Act

Each site is run independently and cites its sources. None accepts pay-for-placement.

Contact

AI Laws by State, LLC is registered in Wyoming. Questions or corrections? read@ailawsbystate.com

Frequently Asked Questions

AI Laws by State is a directory of artificial intelligence legislation in the United States. We track 1,999 AI-related bills across 50 state legislatures, each checked against the official legislative record. Our platform includes searchable databases, compliance tools, penalty trackers, and deadline calendars designed for lawyers, compliance professionals, and policymakers.
Our automated pipeline runs daily to collect new bills and amendments from official state legislature records. Every bill goes through relevance scoring, summarization, verification, and enhancement before publication. Bills meeting our accuracy standards are published automatically; others undergo additional review. All published bills are continuously re-verified against primary sources.
Yes. The core AI law directory, search, state-by-state browsing, individual bill pages, and weekly newsletter are free to use without an account. We also offer Pro ($39/month) and Enterprise ($499/month) plans for professionals who need advanced compliance tools like impact assessments, bill comparisons, penalty tracking, and policy cheat sheets.
Bills are found through bill-tracking services (Open States for state legislatures and Congress.gov for Congress), and each one is checked against the official legislative record before it is published. Summaries are written from the bill text. Nothing is published automatically. See our methodology.
No. AI Laws by State provides general information about AI-related legislation for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice, and no attorney-client relationship is formed by using this site. Summaries may contain errors despite our checks. Always consult a qualified attorney licensed in your jurisdiction for legal guidance. See our Terms of Service for details.
AI Laws by State is built for attorneys, in-house counsel and compliance teams who need to stay current on AI regulation across the United States.
Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter to receive updates on newly published AI bills, legislative changes, and compliance deadlines. Enterprise subscribers can also set up a State Watchlist to monitor specific jurisdictions and receive targeted notifications.

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