State AI law
Michigan
AI laws
We track 17 artificial-intelligence bills and regulations in Michigan. 8 have been signed or enacted, and 8 are still moving.
Last updated Oct 13, 2026 · How we collect and check bills
Where Michigan’s bills stand
17 bills- Introduced
- 0
- In committee
- 7
- Passed a chamber
- 1
- Signed or enacted
- 8
- Dead or vetoed
- 1
Overview
How Michigan regulates AI
Michigan has 17 published AI-related bills in our register, 8 of them signed or enacted. Every bill below links to its own page with the status, dates and a plain-English summary.
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Michigan AI bills
RSS feed for MichiganState management: other; artificial intelligence pilot program; establish for state departments and agencies. Creates new act.
Michigan's HB 5899 (2026), by Rep. Jaime Greene, would create the Artificial Intelligence Pilot Program Act. The Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) would run a pilot, beginning no later than January 1, 2027, letting approved state employees, agencies and departments use generative AI, guided by a three-member AI governing board appointed by the governor. Introduced April 23, 2026; the Communications and Technology Committee reported it for referral to the Rules Committee May 19, 2026. It has not passed either chamber.
Trade: business regulation; availability of companion chatbots to minors; prohibit. Creates new act.
Michigan's SB 760, the 'leading ethical AI development for kids act', would bar operators of advanced chatbots from offering companion-style and other harmful design features unless they know the user is not a minor (under 18), and limit their use of minors' data. The Attorney General could seek a civil fine of $25,000 per violation, and harmed minors could sue. The Senate passed it 20-17 on April 29, 2026 and it was referred to the House Committee on Communications and Technology.
Trade: business regulation; requirements and safety standards for developers of certain artificial intelligence models; provide for. Creates…
Michigan's HB 4668 (as introduced) would create the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Transparency Act. Large developers of foundation models (compute costing at least $5 million for one model and $100 million over 12 months) would have to publish a safety and security protocol for critical risks, publish transparency reports at least every 90 days, and get an annual third-party audit, with whistleblower protection. The attorney general could seek fines up to $1,000,000 per violation. Re-referred to the House Communications and Technology Committee March 19, 2026; it has not passed either house.
Insurance: health insurers; use of artificial intelligence tools to make decisions regarding claims; prohibit. Amends 1956 PA 218 (MCL 500.1…
Michigan's HB 4536 would add section 3406ss to the Insurance Code of 1956 providing that an insurer that delivers, issues for delivery, or renews in Michigan a health insurance policy shall not deny, modify, or delay a claim based on a review using artificial intelligence. Introduced June 3, 2025; re-referred to the House Committee on Communications and Technology March 19, 2026; it has not passed either chamber.
Human services: medical services; use of artificial intelligence tools to make decisions regarding claims; prohibit. Amends 1939 PA 280 (MCL…
Michigan's HB 4537 would add section 107b to the social welfare act (1939 PA 280) providing that the department or a contracted health plan shall not deny, modify, or delay a claim under the medical assistance program based on a review using artificial intelligence. Introduced June 3, 2025; re-referred to the House Committee on Communications and Technology March 19, 2026; it has not passed either chamber.
Labor: fair employment practices; use of electronic monitoring or automated decisions tools by an employer; prohibit except for certain purp…
Michigan's HB 5579, the 'responsible artificial intelligence security for employees act', would bar employers from using an automated decisions tool to make an employment-related decision, except to screen large volumes of applications or assess job skills. It would also limit electronic monitoring, require independent impact assessments, and allow civil fines of up to $500. Introduced February 24, 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Economic Competitiveness; it has not passed either chamber.
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; guidelines for dissemination of deep fake sexual images; enact.
Michigan's Public Act 12 of 2025 amends the sentencing guidelines in the Code of Criminal Procedure (MCL 777.17b) to list MCL 752.388(3), the felony form of creating or disseminating an intimate deep fake under the protection from intimate deep fakes act, as a Class F offense against a person with a 3-year statutory maximum. It took effect only with HB 4047 (Public Act 11 of 2025). Effective August 26, 2025.
An act to impose civil liability and prescribe criminal penalties for the nonconsensual creation or dissemination of deep fake sexual images…
Michigan's Public Act 11 of 2025, the protection from intimate deep fakes act, covers deep fakes: realistic images, video or audio whose production depends substantially on technical means rather than impersonation. A person shown in a deep fake depicting their intimate parts or a sexual act may sue whoever created or disseminated it without consent, if the defendant knew or should have known it would cause harm or acted to harass, extort or threaten. Intentionally creating or disseminating such a deep fake is a misdemeanor, or a felony with aggravating factors. Platforms and general-purpose tool providers are exempt. Effective August 26, 2025.
Crimes: other; use of artificial intelligence to commit certain crimes; prohibit. Amends 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.1 - 750.568) by adding sec. 41…
Michigan's HB 4667 would add section 411y to the Michigan Penal Code. Possessing, developing, deploying or modifying an AI system with intent to use it to commit another crime, or using one to further a crime, would each be an 8-year felony; designing or distributing AI systems for another person's crime would be a 4-year felony. Introduced June 24, 2025 and referred to the House Judiciary Committee; it has not passed either chamber.
Consumer protection: privacy; personal data privacy act; create. Creates new act.
Michigan's SB 359 would create a Personal Data Privacy Act giving consumers rights over personal data, including opting out of profiling in furtherance of solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. Introduced June 5, 2025 and referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection, it was reported favorably without amendment on June 11, 2025 and referred to the Committee of the Whole on June 12, 2025; it has not passed either house.
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; guidelines for dissemination of deep fake sexual images; enact. Amends sec. 17b, ch. XVII of 1927…
Michigan's HB 5570 (2024) would have amended section 17b of chapter XVII of the Code of Criminal Procedure (MCL 777.17b) to add dissemination of an intimate deep fake with aggravating factors (MCL 752.388(3)) to the sentencing guidelines list of chapter 752 felonies, as a class F felony with a 3-year statutory maximum. It passed the House 108-2 on June 12, 2024 and was placed on third reading in the Senate on December 20, 2024, but was not passed before the 2023-24 session ended, so it died.
Campaign finance: other; artificial intelligence; define. Amends sec. 2 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.202). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5141'23
Michigan's HB 5143 (Public Act 264 of 2023) adds a definition of 'artificial intelligence' to the Michigan Campaign Finance Act (MCL 169.202): a machine-based system that can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments, using machine and human-based inputs to perceive environments, abstract them into models through automated analysis, and use model inference to formulate options. It is tie-barred to HB 5141 (Public Act 263), the AI political-ad disclosure law. Approved November 30, 2023; effective February 13, 2024.
Elections: offenses; penalties for distributing materially deceptive media; provide for, and provide procedure for enjoining materially dece…
Michigan's Public Act 265 of 2023 adds section 932f to the election law. Within 90 days before an election, a person may not distribute, or agree to distribute, materially deceptive media (an image, audio or video produced by artificial intelligence that falsely shows a person saying or doing something they did not) knowing it is false and intending to harm a candidate or deceive voters, unless it carries a disclaimer that it was manipulated by technical means. The attorney general, the person depicted, a harmed candidate or a voter group can sue for an injunction. Effective February 13, 2024.
Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain election law offenses involving materially deceptive media and …
Michigan's Public Act 266 of 2023 amends the sentencing guidelines in the Code of Criminal Procedure (MCL 777.11d) to list MCL 168.932f, distributing or agreeing to distribute materially deceptive media (AI-generated election deepfakes) as a subsequent offense, as a Class E public-trust felony with a 5-year statutory maximum. It took effect only with HB 5144 (Public Act 265 of 2023), which created the offense. Effective February 13, 2024.
Campaign finance: advertising; using artificial intelligence in certain political advertisements; require disclosure. Amends sec. 47 of 1976…
Michigan's HB 5141 (Public Act 263 of 2023) requires whoever creates, originally publishes or originally distributes a qualified political advertisement (a paid ad about a Michigan candidate, election or ballot question with image, audio or video generated in whole or substantially with AI) to state clearly and conspicuously that it was generated in whole or substantially by AI, with size, timing and language rules for print, audio and video. Fines: up to $250 for a first violation, up to $1,000 for each later one. AI-generated political robocalls need a disclaimer. Approved November 30, 2023; effective February 13, 2024.
Transportation: other; on-demand automated motor vehicle network; extend sunset.
Michigan's Public Act 232 of 2022 amends section 606b of the Vehicle Code (MCL 257.606b), which allows on-demand automated motor vehicle networks (app-based ride services using automated vehicles) to operate on Michigan roads. It extends the ban on local governments imposing fees, registration, franchises or regulations on these networks from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2027. Effective December 13, 2022.
Transportation: other; definition of automated driving systems and automated vehicle roadway; modify and expand.
Michigan's Public Act 179 of 2022 amends the Vehicle Code (MCL 257.2b, 257.642, 257.665 and new 257.665c-665e and 257.666a). It redefines automated driving systems, lets the Department of Transportation designate automated vehicle roadways and lanes, charge user fees and contract with roadway system providers, and makes unauthorized use of those lanes a civil infraction enforceable with system data. It also revises testing rules for automated vehicles, treats an engaged automated driving system as the driver, and allows truck platoons. Effective July 25, 2022.
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