AI regulation news for Apr 13–19, 2026
In the week of Apr 13–19, 2026, 9 AI laws were enacted (Virginia, Alabama, Maine and Kentucky and 1 more) and 2 laws took effect. 55 AI laws have been enacted in 2026 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
SB292
Alabama's SB 292 (Act 2026-536) creates the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026 against title fraud, with a consumer administrative complaint process and changes to recording, crime and notary laws.
Enacted April 15, 2026 Effective October 1, 2026 AI Deepfakes Official record
SB 63
Alabama's SB 63 (Act 2026-589) limits how health benefit plan providers, including insurers, HMOs and utilization review contractors, use AI in prior authorization.
Enacted April 16, 2026 Effective October 1, 2026 AI Healthcare, AI in Insurance Official record
HB366
Kentucky's HB 366 (2026 Ky. Acts Ch. 109) amends KRS 531.335, the crime of possessing or viewing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, to state that the sexual performance may be by a computer-generated image of a minor.
Enacted April 13, 2026 AI CSAM Official record
LD2082
Maine's LD 2082 (Public Law chapter 687) bars any person from providing, advertising or offering therapy or psychotherapy services to the public, including through Internet-based AI, unless a licensed professional provides them; violations fall under the…
Enacted April 13, 2026 AI Healthcare, User-Facing AI Official record
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
LB525
Nebraska's LB 525 creates the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Safety Act, operative July 1, 2027, and an Agricultural Data Privacy Act.
Enacted April 14, 2026 Effective July 1, 2027 User-Facing AI, AI Transparency Official record
HB1124
Virginia's HB 1124 directs the autonomous-vehicle work group convened by the Secretary of Transportation (with the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security) under Chapter 498 of 2025 to assess the workforce impacts of autonomous vehicles, including an…
Enacted April 13, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
HB1186
Virginia's HB 1186 adds Code § 22.1-20.2:1. The Department of Education, consulting school divisions and stakeholders, must compile how public schools use AI for instruction and post guidance for its safe, ethical and equitable use.
Enacted April 13, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 AI in Education, AI Privacy Official record
SB394
Virginia's SB 394 adds Code § 22.1-20.2:1. The Department of Education, consulting school divisions and stakeholders, must compile how public schools use AI for instruction and post guidance for its safe, ethical and equitable use.
Enacted April 13, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 AI in Education, AI Privacy Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
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
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through May 17, 2026. See every new AI law for 2027.
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.