AI regulation news for Mar 23–29, 2026
In the week of Mar 23–29, 2026, 11 AI laws were enacted (Utah, Washington, Idaho and Maine and 1 more). 28 AI laws have been enacted in 2026 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
H0727
Idaho's H 727 (2026 Session Laws Chapter 121) amends two sex-crime laws. Video voyeurism (§ 18-6605), a felony, covers disseminating, publishing or selling, or threatening or conspiring to do so, an identifiable person's intimate image to harass or degrade.
Enacted March 25, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
LD517
Maine requires campaign ads that contain 'synthetic media' of a candidate to carry the disclosure 'THIS COMMUNICATION CONTAINS AUDIO, VIDEO AND/OR IMAGES THAT HAVE BEEN MANIPULATED OR ALTERED.' Synthetic media is an image, audio or video of a candidate that…
Enacted March 23, 2026 Effective July 29, 2026 AI in Political Advertising, AI Deepfakes Official record
S8828
New York's S 8828 (Chapter 96 of 2026) is the chapter amendment to the RAISE Act (Chapter 699 of 2025). It repealed and replaced General Business Law Article 44-B and set the effective date at January 1, 2027.
Enacted March 27, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 Frontier or General-Purpose AI, AI Transparency Official record
SB0292
Utah's SB 292 limits civil liability for automated driving systems (ADS). Noneconomic damages in actions over ADS-equipped vehicles are capped at $1,000,000 (not for wrongful death), with no punitive damages for level four or five ADS.
Enacted March 23, 2026 Effective May 6, 2026 Autonomous Vehicles, AI Liability Official record
HB276
Utah's HB 276 enacts two AI laws.
Enacted March 24, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
HB289
Utah HB 289 (2026) restructures how the state treats AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
Enacted March 24, 2026 Effective May 6, 2026 AI CSAM Official record
SB0256
Utah SB 256 (2026) applies defamation law to deepfakes and strengthens likeness rights. It is not a defense to libel or slander that content was created with generative AI, computer animation or digital manipulation.
Enacted March 26, 2026 Effective May 6, 2026 AI Likeness, AI Deepfakes Official record
SB5395
Chapter 157, Laws of 2026 regulates AI in health insurance prior authorization (RCW 48.43.830 for carriers and RCW 41.05.845 for public employee plans).
Enacted March 23, 2026 Effective June 11, 2026 AI in Insurance, AI Healthcare Official record
HB 1170
Washington's AI content provenance law (Chapter 167, Laws of 2026, effective February 1, 2027).
Enacted March 24, 2026 Effective February 1, 2027 AI Transparency, Frontier or General-Purpose AI Official record
HB 2225
Washington's AI companion chatbot law (Chapter 168, Laws of 2026, effective January 1, 2027).
Enacted March 24, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 User-Facing AI, AI Transparency Official record
SB5105
Washington's Chapter 223, Laws of 2026 (2ESSB 5105) responds to AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
Enacted March 25, 2026 Effective June 11, 2026 AI CSAM, AI Deepfakes Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
No AI law took effect this week.
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through April 26, 2026. See every new AI law for 2027.
LD524
Maine's 2026 emergency law closes a gap that kept police from charging AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
Enacted April 16, 2026 Effective April 16, 2026 AI CSAM, AI Deepfakes Official record
SB1516
Oregon's 2026 public safety act (Chapter 77, in effect since it was signed on March 31, 2026) sets statewide rules for police use of automated license plate recognition (ALPR): cameras combined with computer algorithms that read plates and vehicle traits.
Enacted March 31, 2026 Effective March 31, 2026 AI in Law Enforcement, AI Privacy Official record
HB2302
Tennessee's HB 2302 was enacted as its Senate companion, SB 2253 (Public Chapter 726), which the House substituted for it on March 23, 2026. The law amends Tenn.
Enacted May 4, 2026 Effective April 13, 2026 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
SB837
Tennessee's SB 837 (Public Chapter 781) rewrites the general definition of "person" in the Tennessee Code (§ 1-3-105(a)(20)): a person includes a corporation, firm, company or association, and does not include artificial intelligence, a computer algorithm, a…
Enacted April 28, 2026 Effective April 23, 2026 AI Liability 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.