AI regulation news for May 12–18, 2025
In the week of May 12–18, 2025, 8 AI laws were enacted (Montana, Arizona, Delaware and South Carolina and 1 more) and 3 laws took effect. 59 AI laws have been enacted in 2025 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
HB2678
Arizona's HB 2678 (Laws 2025, Ch. 174) amends the definitions used for sexual exploitation of a minor (A.R.S. 13-3551). "Visual depiction" now covers images created or modified by computer software, artificial intelligence or other digital editing tools, and…
Enacted May 12, 2025 AI CSAM Official record
SB1295
Arizona's SB 1295 (Laws 2025, Ch. 184) adds a new form of criminal impersonation to A.R.S. 13-2006: using a computer-generated voice recording, image or video of another person with intent to defraud others.
Enacted May 13, 2025 AI Deepfakes, AI Likeness Official record
HB16
Delaware's HB 16 (85 Del. Laws c. 17) amends the law that created the Delaware Artificial Intelligence Commission (HB 333 of 2024).
Enacted May 13, 2025 Effective May 13, 2025 AI in Government Official record
HB513
Montana's HB 513 (Chapter 685 of 2025) gives Montana residents property rights in their name, voice and visual likeness that can be licensed, inherited and enforced for 20 years after death.
Enacted May 13, 2025 Effective January 1, 2026 AI Likeness, AI Deepfakes Official record
HB514
Montana's HB 514 (Chapter 686 of 2025) extends the offense of violating privacy in communications to digitally fabricated intimate images.
Enacted May 13, 2025 Effective October 1, 2025 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
SB413
Montana's SB 413 (Chapter 606, 2025) creates the crime of disclosing explicit synthetic media (sexual deepfakes): knowingly or purposely disclosing it when the person knows or should know the identifiable person shown did not consent and would suffer…
Enacted May 13, 2025 Effective May 13, 2025 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
H3058
South Carolina's H. 3058 (Act No. 37 of 2025) creates the crime of unauthorized disclosure of intimate images (S.C.
Enacted May 12, 2025 Effective May 12, 2025 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
SB1346
Tennessee's SB 1346, the Preventing Deepfake Images Act (Tenn.
Enacted May 15, 2025 Effective July 1, 2025 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
HB16
Delaware's HB 16 (85 Del. Laws c. 17) amends the law that created the Delaware Artificial Intelligence Commission (HB 333 of 2024).
Enacted May 13, 2025 Effective May 13, 2025 AI in Government Official record
SB413
Montana's SB 413 (Chapter 606, 2025) creates the crime of disclosing explicit synthetic media (sexual deepfakes): knowingly or purposely disclosing it when the person knows or should know the identifiable person shown did not consent and would suffer…
Enacted May 13, 2025 Effective May 13, 2025 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
H3058
South Carolina's H. 3058 (Act No. 37 of 2025) creates the crime of unauthorized disclosure of intimate images (S.C.
Enacted May 12, 2025 Effective May 12, 2025 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through June 15, 2025. See every new AI law for 2027.
H1161
Florida's CS/CS/HB 1161 (Chapter 2025-133), Brooke's Law, amends s. 836.13, F.S.
Enacted June 10, 2025 Effective June 10, 2025 AI Intimate Images, AI in Social Media & Online Platforms Official record
S0028
South Carolina's Act 57 of 2025 (S. 28, titled "AI Child Abuse" on the legislature's site) adds S.C. Code 16-15-390, obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse.
Enacted May 22, 2025 Effective May 22, 2025 AI CSAM, AI Deepfakes Official record
S29
South Carolina's Act 58 of 2025 (S. 29) targets digitally manipulated sexual images of real children. It defines "identifiable minor" and "morphed image" in S.C.
Enacted May 22, 2025 Effective May 22, 2025 AI CSAM, AI Deepfakes Official record
SB240
SB 240 makes sexual extortion a felony in West Virginia: knowingly disclosing or threatening to disclose a private sexual image to coerce someone into giving more images, money or sexual acts.
Enacted March 24, 2025 Effective June 12, 2025 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes 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.