Compare AI Regulations by State Select two states to compare their AI regulations side by side. Colorado and California load by default so you can explore right away.
State A Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
State B Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Texas has 7 regulations while California has 13 . Texas requires Data retention limits that California does not. California requires Disclosure to users required, ADM impact assessment required, Right to human review that Texas does not. Both states require Transparency notice required, Risk management program required, Consumer opt-out required.
Summary stats Texas California Total regulations 7 13 AI-specific laws 2 8 Privacy ADM laws 1 1 Highest penalty $50,120 $50,120 Already in effect 6 11 Upcoming 1 2
Obligation TX CA ADM impact assessment required ● Bias testing required ● ● Consent required ● ● Consumer notification required ● ● Consumer opt-out required ● ● Data access rights ● Data retention limits ● Disclosure to users required ● Impact assessment required ● ● Profiling disclosure required ● ● Record-keeping required ● ● Right to human review ● Risk management program required ● ● Transparency notice required ● ●
Texas California California AI Transparency Act (SB 942) CA Medium
Effective August 2, 2026
CCPA/CPRA Automated Decision-Making Technology Regulations CA High
Effective January 1, 2026
EEOC Guidance on AI in Employment Selection FEDERAL Medium Both
Effective May 18, 2023
FTC Enforcement Policy on AI and Algorithmic Fairness FEDERAL Medium Both
Effective January 1, 2023
California Transparency in Frontier AI Act (SB 53) CA High
Effective January 1, 2026
California AI Training Data Transparency Act (AB 2013) CA Medium
Effective January 1, 2026
California Healthcare AI Deceptive Terms Act (AB 489) CA Medium
Effective January 1, 2026
California Companion Chatbots Act (SB 243) CA Medium
Effective January 1, 2026
TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146) FEDERAL Medium Both
Effective May 19, 2026
California Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act (AB 2655) CA Medium
Effective January 1, 2025
California Digital Replicas of Deceased Performers Act (AB 1836) CA Medium
Effective January 1, 2025
California AI Digital Replica Contract Protections (AB 2602) CA Low
Effective January 1, 2025
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) FEDERAL Low Both
Effective January 26, 2023
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