In the week of May 20–26, 2024, 5 AI laws were enacted (Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana and Minnesota and 1 more) and 1 law took effect. 61 AI laws have been enacted in 2024 through this week.
Colorado's HB 24-1147 bars anyone from distributing a communication about a candidate (including federal candidates and incumbents) with a deepfake to the candidate's electorate in the 60 days before a primary or 90 before a general election, if they know or…
Enacted May 24, 2024Effective July 1, 2024AI Deepfakes, AI in Political AdvertisingOfficial record
Louisiana's SB 6 (Act 142 of 2024) created the crime of unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another created by artificial intelligence (R.S. 14:73.14), making it unlawful for any person, "with the intent to coerce, harass, intimidate, or maliciously…
Enacted May 22, 2024Effective August 1, 2024AI Intimate Images, AI DeepfakesOfficial record
Minnesota's Prohibiting Social Media Manipulation Act, enacted in the 2024 commerce omnibus (Laws 2024, chapter 114, article 3, sections 63 to 67, now Minn.
Enacted May 21, 2024Effective July 1, 2025AI in Social Media & Online Platforms, AI TransparencyOfficial record
Tennessee HB 2325 (Public Chapter 988) creates the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, a 24-member body chaired jointly by the state's chief information officer and the commissioner of finance and administration, with agency heads, the attorney general…
Enacted May 21, 2024Effective May 21, 2024AI in GovernmentOfficial record
Tennessee HB 2325 (Public Chapter 988) creates the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, a 24-member body chaired jointly by the state's chief information officer and the commissioner of finance and administration, with agency heads, the attorney general…
Enacted May 21, 2024Effective May 21, 2024AI in GovernmentOfficial record
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Vermont's H.878 (Act 161 of 2024) is a judiciary omnibus. Its Sec. 45 amends 13 V.S.A. 2606, the crime of disclosing sexually explicit images without consent, so that a visual image includes a digital reproduction created or altered by digitization.
Enacted June 6, 2024Effective June 6, 2024AI Intimate Images, AI DeepfakesOfficial record
West Virginia's HB 5690 (2024) adds Code §5A-6-9, creating the West Virginia Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in the Office of the Governor, with state officials, non-voting legislators and Governor-appointed industry members.
Enacted March 27, 2024Effective June 2, 2024AI in Government, AI in EducationOfficial record
Cite
AI Laws by State, “State AI law, May 20–26, 2024,” https://www.ailawsbystate.com/briefing/2024-05-20, accessed October 16, 2026.
Weeks run Monday through Sunday, U.S. Eastern time. Enactment dates come from each law's official record; for a few laws not yet reviewed, the date is the last recorded action. Veto dates are the recorded action date. This page is rebuilt from our records, so a correction to any law shows up here too. Counts follow our methodology: published, AI-relevant bills, one per bill number, enacted when signed or otherwise made law. Data as of October 16, 2026. Free to cite and reuse with credit to AI Laws by State (CC BY 4.0 data). Spot an error? Tell us.