1,595 bills236 enacted52 jurisdictions with billsupdated 2026-09-08 · weekly
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SB655MarylandCourts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - EstablishmentCriminal justice & policingStudies, task forces & definitionsEducation useVetoedMay 16, 2025HB1299TennesseeAN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the unauthorized use of deepfake or actual likeness.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Liability & private right of actionCriminal justice & policingPassed / EnactedMay 15, 2025SB1346TennesseeAN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28 and Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to the unauthorized use of deepfake or actual likeness.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaLikeness & IP (name/image/voice)Criminal justice & policingPassed / EnactedMay 15, 2025A03005New YorkEnacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year; extends provisions of law relating to criminal justice including the psychological testing of candidates, expanding the geographic area of employment of certain police officers, prisoner furloughs in certain cases and the crime of absconding therefrom, correctional facilities, incarcerated individual work release, furlough and leave, certain provisions which impact upon expenditure of certain appropriations made by chapter 50 of the laws of 1994 enacting the state operations budget, taxes, surcharges, fees and funding, prison and jail housing and alternatives to detention and incarceration programs, taxes, expiration of the mandatory surcharge and victim assistance fee, the ignition interlock device program, the merit provisions, prisoner litigation reform and the incarcerated individual filing fee provisions of the civil practice law and rules and general filing fee provision and incarcerated individual property claims exhaustion requirement of the court of claims act of such chapter, the family protection and domestic violence intervention act of 1994, certain provisions requiring the arrest of certain persons engaged in family violence, the use of closed-circuit television and other protective measures for certain child witnesses, the counties, the interstate compact for adult offender supervision, limiting the closing of certain correctional facilities, the custody by the department of correctional services of incarcerated individual serving definite sentences, custody of federal prisoners, the closing of certain correctional facilities, military funds of the organized militia, providing for community treatment facilities and establishing the crime of absconding from the community treatment facility; relates to the pre-criminal proceeding settlements in the city of New York (Part A); expands eligibility for who may hold correction and police officer positions (Part C); expands support services for victims of financial abuse and homicide (Part G); expands protections and services to survivors of sexual assault for itemized charges related to exams for such survivors (Part H); improves access to public assistance for survivors of gender-based violence; repeals provisions relating thereto (Part I); requires certain employers to implement a model gender-based violence and the workplace policy (Part J); prohibits artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse material (Part L); extends provisions of law relating to liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits (Part Q); increases the bond limit for the New York city transitional finance authority (Part R); modifies the industrial and commercial abatement program (Part S); extends the civil service examination fee waiver for certain persons (Part V); provides for an optional payment election for certain employees (Part W); authorizes construction manager as constructor contracts as an alternative delivery method for authorized projects; defines construction manager as constructor contracts (Part Y); allows certain residents or fellows to render medical care in cases of workers' compensation injuries (Part AA); provides for temporary payment of compensation for medical treatment and care, including prescription drugs (Part CC); establishes a body-worn cameras program within the department of corrections and community supervision to increase accountability (Part GG); relates to the functions, powers and duties of the state commission on correction (Part HH); extends the time the New York State community commission on reparations remedies has to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the legislature and the governor (Part JJ); establishes the "Oak Orchard wastewater project design-build act" for the wastewater treatment plant in the town of Clay, county of Onondaga (Part KK); increases the amount of allowance that trial and grand jurors are entitled to in each court of the unified court system (Part LL); establishes the New York state office of gun violence prevention (Part MM); provides for ten additional judges for the New York city civil court and five additional judges for the court of claims (Part NN); relates to public campaign financing; changes certain thresholds and procedures; repeals certain provisions of chapter 58 of 2020 relating to severability (Part OO); delays implementing certain restrictions on outside earned income by members of the legislature until January 1, 2027 (Part PP); requires that candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are designated jointly; provides that ballots shall reflect that that offices of governor and lieutenant governor are voted for jointly (Part QQ); relates to civil enforcement actions initiated by the attorney-general (Part RR); restores 20 year service retirement for New York city police officers (Part SS); establishes a twenty-five year retirement plan for firefighters employed by the division of military and naval affairs (Part TT); removes eligibility or receipt of primary social security disability benefits as a condition for ordinary disability retirement for New York city enhanced plan members in active service who are not eligible for a normal retirement benefit and have completed five years or more of service (Part UU); extends the retiree earnings limitation waiver for school employees until June 30, 2027 (Part VV); authorizes courts to dispense with the personal appearance of a party or the defendant and conduct such appearance electronically; repeals provisions relating to appearances in court; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof (Part WW); relates to promotions of police detectives, sergeants, and lieutenants for retirement purposes (Part XX); establishes alternative twenty and twenty-five year plans for certain law enforcement members or officers; provides for accidental disability retirement allowance for certain members (Part YY); lowers the minimum hiring age for correction officers to eighteen (Part ZZ); extends provisions related to the operation and administration of the legislature (Part AAA); relates to authorizing the department of corrections and community supervision to close up to three correctional facilities in the 2025--2026 state fiscal year; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part BBB).Child safety (incl. AI-CSAM)Deepfakes & synthetic mediaElections & political contentAutomated employment decisionsHealthcare AICriminal justice & policingEducation useInsurance & financial servicesLiability & private right of actionStudies, task forces & definitionsPassed / EnactedMay 9, 2025S03005New YorkEnacts into law major components of legislation necessary to implement the state public protection and general government budget for the 2025-2026 state fiscal year; extends provisions of law relating to criminal justice including the psychological testing of candidates, expanding the geographic area of employment of certain police officers, prisoner furloughs in certain cases and the crime of absconding therefrom, correctional facilities, incarcerated individual work release, furlough and leave, certain provisions which impact upon expenditure of certain appropriations made by chapter 50 of the laws of 1994 enacting the state operations budget, taxes, surcharges, fees and funding, prison and jail housing and alternatives to detention and incarceration programs, taxes, expiration of the mandatory surcharge and victim assistance fee, the ignition interlock device program, the merit provisions, prisoner litigation reform and the incarcerated individual filing fee provisions of the civil practice law and rules and general filing fee provision and incarcerated individual property claims exhaustion requirement of the court of claims act of such chapter, the family protection and domestic violence intervention act of 1994, certain provisions requiring the arrest of certain persons engaged in family violence, the use of closed-circuit television and other protective measures for certain child witnesses, the counties, the interstate compact for adult offender supervision, limiting the closing of certain correctional facilities, the custody by the department of correctional services of incarcerated individual serving definite sentences, custody of federal prisoners, the closing of certain correctional facilities, military funds of the organized militia, providing for community treatment facilities and establishing the crime of absconding from the community treatment facility; relates to the pre-criminal proceeding settlements in the city of New York (Part A); expands eligibility for who may hold correction and police officer positions (Part C); expands support services for victims of financial abuse and homicide (Part G); expands protections and services to survivors of sexual assault for itemized charges related to exams for such survivors (Part H); improves access to public assistance for survivors of gender-based violence; repeals provisions relating thereto (Part I); requires certain employers to implement a model gender-based violence and the workplace policy (Part J); prohibits artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse material (Part L); extends provisions of law relating to liquidator's permits and temporary retail permits (Part Q); increases the bond limit for the New York city transitional finance authority (Part R); modifies the industrial and commercial abatement program (Part S); extends the civil service examination fee waiver for certain persons (Part V); provides for an optional payment election for certain employees (Part W); authorizes construction manager as constructor contracts as an alternative delivery method for authorized projects; defines construction manager as constructor contracts (Part Y); allows certain residents or fellows to render medical care in cases of workers' compensation injuries (Part AA); provides for temporary payment of compensation for medical treatment and care, including prescription drugs (Part CC); establishes a body-worn cameras program within the department of corrections and community supervision to increase accountability (Part GG); relates to the functions, powers and duties of the state commission on correction (Part HH); extends the time the New York State community commission on reparations remedies has to submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the legislature and the governor (Part JJ); establishes the "Oak Orchard wastewater project design-build act" for the wastewater treatment plant in the town of Clay, county of Onondaga (Part KK); increases the amount of allowance that trial and grand jurors are entitled to in each court of the unified court system (Part LL); establishes the New York state office of gun violence prevention (Part MM); provides for ten additional judges for the New York city civil court and five additional judges for the court of claims (Part NN); relates to public campaign financing; changes certain thresholds and procedures; repeals certain provisions of chapter 58 of 2020 relating to severability (Part OO); delays implementing certain restrictions on outside earned income by members of the legislature until January 1, 2027 (Part PP); requires that candidates for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are designated jointly; provides that ballots shall reflect that that offices of governor and lieutenant governor are voted for jointly (Part QQ); relates to civil enforcement actions initiated by the attorney-general (Part RR); restores 20 year service retirement for New York city police officers (Part SS); establishes a twenty-five year retirement plan for firefighters employed by the division of military and naval affairs (Part TT); removes eligibility or receipt of primary social security disability benefits as a condition for ordinary disability retirement for New York city enhanced plan members in active service who are not eligible for a normal retirement benefit and have completed five years or more of service (Part UU); extends the retiree earnings limitation waiver for school employees until June 30, 2027 (Part VV); authorizes courts to dispense with the personal appearance of a party or the defendant and conduct such appearance electronically; repeals provisions relating to appearances in court; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof (Part WW); relates to promotions of police detectives, sergeants, and lieutenants for retirement purposes (Part XX); establishes alternative twenty and twenty-five year plans for certain law enforcement members or officers; provides for accidental disability retirement allowance for certain members (Part YY); lowers the minimum hiring age for correction officers to eighteen (Part ZZ); extends provisions related to the operation and administration of the legislature (Part AAA); relates to authorizing the department of corrections and community supervision to close up to three correctional facilities in the 2025--2026 state fiscal year; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof (Part BBB).Child safety (incl. AI-CSAM)Deepfakes & synthetic mediaElections & political contentAutomated employment decisionsHealthcare AICriminal justice & policingEducation useInsurance & financial servicesLiability & private right of actionStudies, task forces & definitionsIntroducedMay 7, 2025HB513AlabamaAlabama Justice Information Commission; collection, dissemination, and use of biometric identifiers by certain entities provided for; Alabama Background Check Service established, types, uses, and fees for certain background checks for noncriminal justice purposes authorized; Alabama Rap Back Program established, penalties provided for; existing law relating to release of criminal history information repealedFacial recognition & biometricsCriminal justice & policingLiability & private right of actionStudies, task forces & definitionsEngrossedMay 1, 2025HB366TexasRelating to required disclosures on certain political advertising that contains altered media; creating a criminal offense.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaElections & political contentConsumer protection & disclosureCriminal justice & policingEngrossedApr 30, 2025SB01440ConnecticutAn Act Concerning Unlawful Dissemination Of An Intimate Synthetically Created Image.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaCriminal justice & policingIntroducedApr 23, 2025HB1529ArkansasTo Create The Criminal Offense Of Unlawful Creation Or Distribution Of Deepfake Visual Material; And To Establish A Cause Of Action For Unlawful Creation Of Deepfake Visual Material.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaLiability & private right of actionCriminal justice & policingPassed / EnactedApr 17, 2025HB4911TexasRelating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.Child safety (incl. AI-CSAM)Deepfakes & synthetic mediaCriminal justice & policingLiability & private right of actionIntroducedApr 15, 2025SB198West VirginiaProhibiting creation, production, distribution, or possession of artificially generated child pornographyChild safety (incl. AI-CSAM)Criminal justice & policingLiability & private right of actionPassed / EnactedApr 12, 2025SB1554IllinoisCRIM CD-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCDeepfakes & synthetic mediaCriminal justice & policingIntroducedApr 11, 2025SB1239IllinoisSCH CD-STUDENT BIOMETRIC INFOFacial recognition & biometricsEducation useConsumer protection & disclosureCriminal justice & policingIntroducedApr 11, 2025HB4516TexasRelating to prohibiting the use of Chinese technology to collect, process, transfer, or store biometric, genetic, or medical data; creating a criminal offense.Facial recognition & biometricsData privacy & training dataHealthcare AICriminal justice & policingIntroducedApr 3, 2025HB966MarylandCourts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - EstablishmentDeepfakes & synthetic mediaCriminal justice & policingGovernment use of AIEducation useEngrossedApr 3, 2025HB556TexasRelating to a criminal offense for the creation or distribution of certain artificially generated media with the intent to influence the outcome of an election.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaElections & political contentCriminal justice & policingIntroducedApr 3, 2025HB1642VirginiaArtificial intelligence-based tool; definition, use of tool.Criminal justice & policingStudies, task forces & definitionsPassed / EnactedApr 2, 2025A3540New JerseyEstablishes criminal penalties for production or dissemination of deceptive audio or visual media, commonly known as "deepfakes."Deepfakes & synthetic mediaLiability & private right of actionCriminal justice & policingPassed / EnactedApr 2, 2025SB0180UtahLaw Enforcement Usage of Artificial IntelligenceCriminal justice & policingGovernment use of AILiability & private right of actionPassed / EnactedMar 25, 2025HB5MarylandCriminal Law - Child Sexual Abuse Material - Artificial Intelligence SoftwareChild safety (incl. AI-CSAM)Deepfakes & synthetic mediaCriminal justice & policingEngrossedMar 25, 2025HB387TexasRelating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit images or videos using deep fake technology; increasing a criminal penalty.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaCriminal justice & policingLiability & private right of actionIntroducedMar 25, 2025HB1092TexasRelating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit images or videos using deep fake technology; increasing a criminal penalty.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaCriminal justice & policingLiability & private right of actionIntroducedMar 25, 2025SF1242MinnesotaFacial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2025Facial recognition & biometricsCriminal justice & policingIntroducedMar 24, 2025SB1053VirginiaSynthetic digital content; definition, penalty, report, effective clause.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaLiability & private right of actionCriminal justice & policingStudies, task forces & definitionsPassed / EnactedMar 24, 2025HB2124VirginiaSynthetic digital content; definition, penalty, report, effective clause.Deepfakes & synthetic mediaLiability & private right of actionCriminal justice & policingStudies, task forces & definitionsPassed / EnactedMar 24, 2025