AI regulation news for May 25–31, 2026
In the week of May 25–31, 2026, 18 AI laws were enacted (Tennessee, Connecticut, Louisiana and Colorado and 3 more) and 1 law took effect. 90 AI laws have been enacted in 2026 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
HB 1263
Colorado's HB 26-1263 regulates operators of conversational AI services: public AI systems that mainly simulate human conversation (customer-service, business and other listed uses excluded).
Enacted May 29, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 User-Facing AI, AI Transparency Official record
HB26-1326
Colorado HB26-1326 continues the Public Utilities Commission to 2033 and changes many utility and carrier rules.
Enacted May 29, 2026 Facial Recognition Official record
HB5312
Connecticut's HB 5312 (Public Act 26-55) adds civil remedies for AI-made intimate images.
Enacted May 26, 2026 Effective October 1, 2026 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
SB00004
Connecticut's Public Act 26-64 (SB 4) targets data-driven pricing and surveillance.
Enacted May 27, 2026 Effective October 1, 2026 Algorithmic Pricing, Facial Recognition Official record
SB00005
Public Act 26-15 is Connecticut's main AI statute. AI companion operators must disclose that users are talking to AI, run suicide and self-harm protocols and protect minors (from Jan. 1, 2027).
Enacted May 27, 2026 Comprehensive AI, AI in Employment Official record
HB 639
Louisiana's Act 559 requires a disclosure on campaign phone calls that use an AI-generated voice of a public figure.
Enacted May 29, 2026 Effective August 1, 2026 AI in Political Advertising, AI Calling Official record
SB 346
Louisiana's SB 346 (Act 496) adds R.S. 17:416.14.1: no student, faculty member, administrative staff member or other employee at an elementary or secondary school may use material considered a deepfake against a K-12 student with the intent to coerce, harass…
Enacted May 29, 2026 Effective August 1, 2026 AI Deepfakes, AI in Education Official record
SB 347
Louisiana's Act 497 widens the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to conduct meant to control, coerce, harm, exploit or intimidate someone on the basis of sex, including conduct banned by the state's laws on…
Enacted May 29, 2026 Effective May 29, 2026 AI Deepfakes, AI Intimate Images Official record
SB597
Maryland's SB 597 creates the Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership in the University System of Maryland as a single nexus for AI initiatives.
Enacted May 26, 2026 Effective July 1, 2026 AI in Government, AI in Education Official record
SB720
Maryland's SB 720, the Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act, requires the State Department of Education to provide AI guidance online, with separate guidance for students, educators, administrators and parents, offer AI professional development, and…
Enacted May 26, 2026 Effective June 1, 2026 AI in Education Official record
HF4138
Minnesota's HF 4138 (Laws 2026, chapter 111) adds section 325M.40 on social media accounts of children under 16.
Enacted May 26, 2026 Effective July 1, 2027 AI in Social Media & Online Platforms, Automated Decision-Making Official record
HF4188
Minnesota's 2026 commerce omnibus (Laws 2026, chapter 124) adds an AI rule to the state's utilization review law. Article 3, section 6 amends Minn.
Enacted May 27, 2026 AI in Insurance, AI Healthcare Official record
A10008
Part Y of Chapter 58 of 2026 (FY2027 budget) enacts the Safe by Design Act (General Business Law Article 45-B).
Enacted May 26, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 User-Facing AI, AI in Social Media & Online Platforms Official record
HB 1455
HB 1455 is the House companion of SB 1493, which became Tennessee Public Chapter 1066 after the House passed the Senate bill in its place on April 23, 2026.
Enacted May 27, 2026 Effective May 22, 2026 User-Facing AI, AI in Government Official record
HB1946
HB 1946 is the House companion of SB 1700, which became Tennessee Public Chapter 1082 after the House passed the Senate bill in its place on April 21, 2026.
Enacted May 27, 2026 Effective May 22, 2026 User-Facing AI, AI in Government Official record
SB1493
Tennessee Public Chapter 1066 directs the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) to study artificial intelligence and report to the governor and both speakers by January 31, 2027.
Enacted May 27, 2026 Effective May 22, 2026 User-Facing AI, AI in Government Official record
SB1700
Tennessee Public Chapter 1082 directs the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) to study how the state might regulate AI systems and generative AI chatbots.
Enacted May 27, 2026 Effective May 22, 2026 User-Facing AI, AI in Government Official record
SB677
Tennessee's SB 677 (Public Chapter 1056) requires the Department of Education to provide at least one professional development course with asynchronous instruction on using artificial intelligence in the classroom, free to teachers in grades 6-12 and usable…
Enacted May 27, 2026 Effective May 22, 2026 AI in Education Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
SB 347
Louisiana's Act 497 widens the definition of power-based violence under the Campus Accountability and Safety Act to conduct meant to control, coerce, harm, exploit or intimidate someone on the basis of sex, including conduct banned by the state's laws on…
Enacted May 29, 2026 Effective May 29, 2026 AI Deepfakes, AI Intimate Images Official record
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through June 28, 2026. See every new AI law for 2027.
SB141
Maryland's Chapter 444 of 2026 targets election misinformation and deepfakes.
Enacted May 12, 2026 Effective June 1, 2026 AI Deepfakes, AI in Political Advertising Official record
SB720
Maryland's SB 720, the Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act, requires the State Department of Education to provide AI guidance online, with separate guidance for students, educators, administrators and parents, offer AI professional development, and…
Enacted May 26, 2026 Effective June 1, 2026 AI in Education Official record
S08420
New York requires advertisers to disclose when an ad contains a synthetic performer: a digital asset created or modified with generative AI or software to look like a human performer who is not any identifiable real person.
Enacted December 11, 2025 Effective June 9, 2026 AI Transparency, AI Likeness Official record
H7349
Rhode Island H 7349 Substitute A (2026), enacted as Chapter 373, the Oversight of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Mental Health Care Act, adds chapter 40.1-5.5.
Enacted June 22, 2026 Effective June 22, 2026 AI Healthcare, User-Facing AI Official record
H7538
Rhode Island's H 7538 Sub A adds Chapter 23-106 to the General Laws.
Enacted June 22, 2026 Effective June 22, 2026 AI Healthcare, AI Transparency Official record
S2197
Rhode Island's Oversight of Artificial Intelligence Technology in Mental Health Care Act bars any person or company from offering therapy or psychotherapy to the public, including through internet AI, unless a licensed professional provides it.
Enacted June 22, 2026 Effective June 22, 2026 AI Healthcare, User-Facing AI Official record
S2570
Rhode Island S 2570 Substitute A (2026), enacted as Chapter 372, the Use of Artificial Intelligence by Healthcare Providers Notification Act, requires healthcare providers and facilities that use AI to document in-person or telehealth visits to notify…
Enacted June 22, 2026 Effective June 22, 2026 AI Healthcare, AI Transparency Official record
H8060
Rhode Island's 2026 identity fraud amendment defines a forged digital likeness as a computer- or other electronic system-generated visual representation of an identifiable person, or an audio recording of their voice, made to closely resemble a genuine one…
Enacted June 23, 2026 Effective June 23, 2026 AI Deepfakes, AI Likeness Official record
S3338
Rhode Island's 2026 identity fraud amendment defines a forged digital likeness as a computer- or other electronic system-generated visual representation of an identifiable person, or an audio recording of their voice, made to closely resemble a genuine one…
Enacted June 23, 2026 Effective June 23, 2026 AI Deepfakes, AI Likeness Official record
H0816
Act 156 bars a corporation or other entity from providing, advertising or offering mental health services to the public, including through AI, unless the services are provided by a licensed mental health professional or are part of an approved institutional…
Enacted June 17, 2026 Effective June 17, 2026 AI Healthcare, User-Facing AI 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
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
SB5886
Washington's Chapter 69, Laws of 2026 (SSB 5886) extends the state's right of publicity (chapter 63.60 RCW) to forged digital likenesses: realistic visual representations or audio recordings of an identifiable person, digitally created or altered to be…
Enacted March 16, 2026 Effective June 11, 2026 AI Likeness, 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.