Compare AI regulations between states Pick two states to compare obligations, timing, and enforcement exposure.
Signal: compare totals, in-effect counts, and highest state penalty side by side.
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 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
Montana has 12 regulations while California has 32 . Montana requires Consumer opt-out required, Profiling disclosure required, ADM impact assessment required that California does not. California requires AI detection tool required, Manifest disclosure option required, Latent disclosure required that Montana does not. Both states require Bias testing required, Transparency notice required, Record-keeping required.
Summary stats Montana California Total regulations 12 32 AI-specific laws 1 20 Sector-specific laws 0 1 Privacy ADM laws 1 1 Highest state penalty See individual regulations $1,000,000 Already in effect 11 29 Upcoming 1 3
Federal penalties also apply: up to $53,088 per violation (FTC). These apply in every state in addition to state-level penalties above.
Obligation MT CA ADM impact assessment required ● ADMT access right required ● ADMT opt-out required ● ADMT privacy policy disclosure required ● AI detection tool required ● Annual reporting required ● Bias testing required ● ● Bias testing required ● ● Capture device default disclosure required ● Consent required ● Consent required ● Consumer notification required ● ● Consumer opt-out required ● Content provenance required ● Content removal required ● ● Cybersecurity audit certification required ● Cybersecurity audit required ● Developer risk assessment support required ● Disclosure to users required ● ● Disclosure to users required ● Hosting disclosure gate required ● Impact assessment required ● ● Impact assessment required ● Incident reporting required ● Latent disclosure required ● Licensee contract requirement ● Manifest disclosure option required ● No-strip provenance required ● Pre-use notice required ● Profiling disclosure required ● Prohibited practices ● ● Provenance data detection required ● Record-keeping required ● ● Record-keeping required ● ● Reporting required ● Risk assessment filing required ● Risk management program required ● ● Transparency notice required ● ● Transparency notice required ● ●
Montana Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act - Profiling Provisions MT Low
Effective October 1, 2024
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
Executive Order 14110 on AI (Revoked) FEDERAL Low Both
Effective October 30, 2023
DOJ AI Litigation Task Force FEDERAL Medium Both
Effective January 9, 2026
SEC AI Guidance in Financial Services FEDERAL Low Both
Effective January 1, 2023
FDA AI/ML Medical Device Framework FEDERAL Medium Both
Effective January 1, 2021
HUD AI Guidance in Housing FEDERAL Low Both
Effective June 1, 2023
DOL AI in Workplace Guidance FEDERAL Low Both
Effective May 16, 2024
TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146) FEDERAL Medium Both
Effective May 19, 2026
Montana Right to Compute Act (SB 212) MT Low
Effective April 16, 2025
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) FEDERAL Low Both
Effective January 26, 2023
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, 2027
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
Executive Order 14110 on AI (Revoked) FEDERAL Low Both
Effective October 30, 2023
DOJ AI Litigation Task Force FEDERAL Medium Both
Effective January 9, 2026
SEC AI Guidance in Financial Services FEDERAL Low Both
Effective January 1, 2023
FDA AI/ML Medical Device Framework FEDERAL Medium Both
Effective January 1, 2021
HUD AI Guidance in Housing FEDERAL Low Both
Effective June 1, 2023
DOL AI in Workplace Guidance FEDERAL Low Both
Effective May 16, 2024
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 Provider Generative AI Disclosure (AB 3030) CA Low
Effective January 1, 2025
California Healthcare AI Deceptive Terms Act (AB 489) CA Medium
Effective January 1, 2026
California FEHA regulations on automated decision systems (Civil Rights Council) CA High
Effective October 1, 2025
California Companion Chatbots Act (SB 243) CA High
Effective January 1, 2025
TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146) FEDERAL Medium Both
Effective May 19, 2026
California Digital Replicas of Deceased Performers Act (AB 1836) CA Medium
Effective January 1, 2025
California Digital Replica Contract Protections (AB 2602) CA Low
Effective January 1, 2025
California AI Definition Act (AB 2885) CA Low
Effective January 1, 2025
California Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography (SB 926) CA Medium
Effective January 1, 2025
California Deepfake Pornography Expansion (AB 621) CA Medium
Effective January 1, 2026
California AI Defenses in Litigation (AB 316) CA Low
Effective January 1, 2026
California Algorithmic Pricing Act (AB 325) CA Medium
Effective January 1, 2026
California AI Robocall Disclosure (AB 2905) CA Low
Effective January 1, 2025
California Government AI Accountability Act (SB 896) CA Low
Effective January 1, 2025
California AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (AB 1831) CA High
Effective January 1, 2025
California Social Media Deepfake Reporting (SB 981) CA Low
Effective January 1, 2025
California Political Ad AI Disclaimer (AB 2355) CA Low
Effective January 1, 2025
California Election Deepfake Prohibition (AB 2839) CA Low
Effective September 17, 2024
California Insurance AI Disclosures (SB 1120) 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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