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AI Governance Legislation Tracker
Monitoring state & federal AI legislation across the United States, for policymakers, researchers, and the public.
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Vanderbilt AI Law Lab
AI Governance Legislation Tracker
Monitoring state & federal AI legislation across the United States, for policymakers, researchers, and the public.
What's moving now
New bills introduced by domain in the last 4 weeks. Cumulative totals live below; this is what's happening right now.
Momentum by domain
4-week window · 2026-09-21 → 2026-10-12
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Compare two states
Pick two states to see where their AI-legislation profiles align and diverge.
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How the field is regulated
Every classified bill placed on the two-axis taxonomy: what it regulates × how it regulates.
Domain × Mechanism — how the field is regulated
Each cell shows how many classified bills combine that regulatory target (row) with that governance mechanism (column). Column intensity highlights where each mechanism is concentrated.3,162 classified bills.
| Domain | Algorithmic-Discrimination Prohibition | Bias Audits | Data-Rights Provisions | Deepfake / Synthetic Media Rules | Definitions of AI/ADS | Disclosure / Transparency | Enforcement / Penalty Scheme | Impact Assessments | Licensing / Registration | Preemption / Savings Clauses | Private Right of Action | Procurement Requirements | Sectoral Carve-Outs | Task Force / Study | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Safety | 39 | 5 | 7 | 99 | 156 | 138 | 231 | 33 | 37 | 24 | 321 | ||||
| Consumer Protection | 205 | 20 | 33 | 9 | 245 | 457 | 414 | 125 | 3 | 2 | 79 | 6 | 43 | 615 | |
| Criminal Justice | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 48 | 41 | 50 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 105 | |||
| Cybersecurity | 1 | 59 | 28 | 16 | 52 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 81 | ||||||
| Digital Content/IP | 35 | 1 | 7 | 251 | 311 | 330 | 483 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 662 |
| Education | 44 | 11 | 15 | 254 | 158 | 34 | 154 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 135 | 392 | ||
| Elections | 18 | 2 | 118 | 63 | 131 | 163 | 15 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 208 | ||||
| Employment/HR | 144 | 36 | 5 | 163 | 177 | 116 | 134 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 55 | 309 | |
| Finance/Credit | 65 | 14 | 3 | 80 | 96 | 61 | 100 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 28 | 178 | |||
| General / Cross-sector | 59 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 739 | 389 | 188 | 457 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 131 | 1 | 394 | 1052 |
| Government Procurement | 22 | 7 | 3 | 97 | 68 | 14 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 32 | 139 | |||
| Healthcare | 163 | 25 | 5 | 248 | 260 | 174 | 184 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 34 | 413 | ||
| Housing | 68 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 96 | ||
| Insurance | 77 | 16 | 1 | 78 | 106 | 66 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 131 | ||||
| Licensing | 14 | 27 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 37 | ||||||
| Privacy | 47 | 9 | 45 | 101 | 133 | 80 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 174 | ||
| Public Safety | 22 | 6 | 11 | 93 | 71 | 38 | 118 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 176 | |||
| Telecommunications | 1 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 27 | ||||||
| Transportation | 3 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 46 | ||||||
| Column total | 526 | 93 | 78 | 257 | 1801 | 1519 | 1205 | 969 | 42 | 8 | 199 | 196 | 3 | 607 |
By State
Where AI legislation is concentrated, and the breakdown of statuses across all bills.
Top 15 States by Bill Count
Status Distribution
By Category
IAPP framework categories and the most common subcategory tags.
Bills by Main Category
Top 12 Subcategories
Over Time
How AI bill volume and status mix has evolved year over year.
Total Bills by Year
Bills by Year & Status
Federal vs. State
Whether Congress is keeping pace with state legislatures.
Federal vs State Bills by Year
Weekly Activity
Total legislative activity by week over the last 6 months.
Weekly Activity (Last 6 Months)
Pass Rate by State
Percent of a state's bills that made it to Signed Into Law (states with 10+ tracked bills).
Signed-Into-Law Pass Rate
ND87.5%14 / 16
MT78.6%11 / 14
UT63.6%42 / 66
LA53.7%29 / 54
CO50.0%15 / 30
OR50.0%10 / 20
AL47.4%18 / 38
IN43.5%10 / 23
AR37.5%6 / 16
VA36.6%49 / 134
NE36.4%8 / 22
ID34.8%8 / 23
GA33.9%21 / 62
SC33.3%12 / 36
MD31.2%40 / 128
Category Focus by State
Which policy areas each of the top-15 states is prioritizing.
Category Focus — Top States × IAPP Categories
| State | Assurance | Governance | Individual Rights | Transparency | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 |
| CA | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 235 |
| NJ | 217 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 219 |
| HI | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 |
| IL | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 |
| VA | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 |
| MD | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
| MA | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 |
| PA | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
| FL | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| MN | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 |
| TX | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
| TN | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
| OK | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| RI | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |