AI regulation news for Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2025
In the week of Feb 24 – Mar 2, 2025, 2 AI laws were enacted (Arkansas and Utah) and 1 law took effect. 3 AI laws have been enacted in 2025 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
HB1071
Arkansas's HB 1071 (Act 159 of 2025) updates the Frank Broyles Publicity Rights Protection Act of 2016 to cover AI. "Likeness" now includes reproductions of a person's image generated through AI; "photograph" includes image, video or three-dimensional…
Enacted February 25, 2025 AI Likeness Official record
HB13
Utah HB 13 (2025) amends the crime of sexual extortion in Utah Code 76-5b-204 to include threatening to distribute a counterfeit intimate image, the term Utah law uses for computer-generated or manipulated depictions of an identifiable person nude or in…
Enacted February 27, 2025 Effective February 27, 2025 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
HB13
Utah HB 13 (2025) amends the crime of sexual extortion in Utah Code 76-5b-204 to include threatening to distribute a counterfeit intimate image, the term Utah law uses for computer-generated or manipulated depictions of an identifiable person nude or in…
Enacted February 27, 2025 Effective February 27, 2025 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through March 30, 2025. See every new AI law for 2027.
B25-0577
Section 6 of D.C. Law 25-312, the PLAZA Act of 2024, amends the Autonomous Vehicle Act of 2012. No person or entity may test or operate an autonomous vehicle on a District roadway without an AV testing permit.
Enacted March 21, 2025 Effective March 21, 2025 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
B26-0153
Expired. This District of Columbia emergency act, in force from March 21 to June 19, 2025, amended the Autonomous Vehicle Act of 2012 to bar testing or operating an autonomous vehicle on District roads without an AV testing permit.
Enacted March 21, 2025 Effective March 21, 2025 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
SB2655
SB 2655's enacted text is a criminal-justice package. Its AI-related provision amends Section 11-20.4 of the Criminal Code of 2012 (obscene depiction of a purported child, which covers computer-generated images).
Enacted March 21, 2025 Effective March 21, 2025 AI CSAM Official record
SB4
Kentucky's SB 4 (2025) governs state government's use of AI.
Enacted March 24, 2025 Effective March 24, 2025 AI in Government, AI Transparency Official record
SB2426
Mississippi's SB 2426 created the Artificial Intelligence Regulation (AIR) Task Force: two legislators as co-chairs plus the heads (or designees) of Information Technology Services, the Mississippi AI Network, Homeland Security, the National Guard and the…
Enacted March 18, 2025 Effective March 18, 2025 AI in Government, Comprehensive AI Official record
SB332
Utah's SB 332 amends Utah Code § 63I-2-213 to move the repeal date of the Artificial Intelligence Policy Act (Title 13, Chapter 72, home of the Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy and the AI Learning Laboratory) from May 1, 2025 to July 1, 2027.
Enacted March 25, 2025 Effective March 25, 2025 Comprehensive AI, AI in Government Official record
HB444
Utah H.B. 444 (2025) amends the Government Data Privacy Act for state and local governmental entities.
Enacted March 27, 2025 Effective March 27, 2025 AI in Government, Facial Recognition Official record
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.