AI regulation news for Apr 6–12, 2026
In the week of Apr 6–12, 2026, 11 AI laws were enacted (Virginia, Kansas, Kentucky and Mississippi and 2 more). 46 AI laws have been enacted in 2026 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
HB2537
Kansas HB 2537 (L. 2026, ch. 45, "Caleb's Law") rewrites the sexual extortion statute, K.S.A. 21-5515.
Enacted April 6, 2026 AI Deepfakes, AI Intimate Images Official record
HB2479
Kansas HB 2479 (L. 2026, ch. 114) is a criminal-law bill with an AI provision.
Enacted April 9, 2026 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
HB58
Kentucky's HB 58 (2026) makes it unlawful for anyone, including the state and local governments, to use automated license plate readers (ALPRs: high-speed cameras plus data processing that turn vehicle and plate images into computer-readable data) except for…
Enacted April 10, 2026 AI in Law Enforcement, AI Privacy Official record
SB2294
Mississippi's SB 2294 is a broad education act: the Mississippi Math Act (the Moving Mathematics in Mississippi program), reading interventions for grades 4-8, financial literacy and civics requirements, and the Mississippi Future Innovators Act.
Enacted April 8, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 AI in Education Official record
HB2273
Missouri's 2026 HB 2273 (with HBs 1946, 1814 and 2551) creates RSMo 573.570, disclosure of an intimate digital depiction.
Enacted April 7, 2026 Effective August 28, 2026 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
HB1470
Tennessee's HB 1470 was enacted as its Senate companion, SB 1580 (Public Chapter 647): the House substituted SB 1580 for HB 1470 on March 16, 2026. The law adds Tenn.
Enacted April 6, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 AI Healthcare, User-Facing AI Official record
HB437
Virginia HB 437 (Chapter 142 of 2026) tightens rules for public adjusters, who negotiate property insurance claims for policyholders. Its AI-relevant provision is Va.
Enacted April 6, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 AI Transparency, AI in Insurance Official record
HB582
Virginia's HB 582 adds Code § 33.2-274.2, letting VDOT run a pilot of autonomous truck-mounted attenuators (ATMAs), the crash-cushion trucks that trail road crews, in mobile work zones moving at no more than 25 mph.
Enacted April 6, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
SB320
Virginia's SB 320 adds Code § 33.2-274.2, letting VDOT run a pilot of autonomous truck-mounted attenuators (ATMAs), the crash-cushion trucks that trail road crews, in mobile work zones moving at no more than 25 mph.
Enacted April 6, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
HB797
Virginia's HB 797 directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to study whether to create a framework for independent verification organizations that would assess whether AI models or applications follow best-practice standards for…
Enacted April 8, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 Comprehensive AI, AI in Government Official record
SB384
Virginia's SB 384 directs the Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) to study whether to create a framework for independent verification organizations that would assess whether AI models or applications follow best-practice standards for…
Enacted April 8, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 Comprehensive AI, AI in Government 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 May 10, 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
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
HB0218
Utah HB 218 (2026) requires the state's grade 7-8 digital skills course to include artificial intelligence literacy, covering AI capabilities, limitations, ethical considerations and societal implications, and understanding algorithms and their influence on…
Enacted March 18, 2026 Effective May 6, 2026 AI in Education Official record
HB0320
Utah's HB 320 revises the existing Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy and its AI Learning Laboratory (Title 13, Chapter 72).
Enacted March 18, 2026 Effective May 6, 2026 AI in Government, Comprehensive AI Official record
HB0450
Utah's HB 450 reorganizes oversight of how state and local government entities handle personal data under the Government Data Privacy Act.
Enacted March 19, 2026 Effective May 6, 2026 AI in Government, AI Privacy 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
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
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.