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TCAI Mid-Year AI Legislation Report: 84 new AI laws enacted in 27 states so far in 2026
TCAI Mid-Year AI Legislation Report: 84 new AI laws enacted in 27 states so far in 2026

Lawmakers passed bills on chatbot safety, education and children’s digital lives, medical authorization and mental health, consumer rights, and frontier model oversight. More states are expected to weigh in by year’s end.

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New California law takes effect this week: AI images and video must carry a disclosure tool
AI News, Disclosure, SB 942
New California law takes effect this week: AI images and video must carry a disclosure tool
AI News, Disclosure, SB 942

California’s AI Transparency Act now requires the largest generative AI developers—such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft—to provide users with an AI detection tool.

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These high school students drafted new rules for AI use in school. They’re pretty darn good.
AI News, Kids, Ed Tech
These high school students drafted new rules for AI use in school. They’re pretty darn good.
AI News, Kids, Ed Tech

A group of high school students gathered in Boston recently to create a one-of-a-kind document: A Congressional bill to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in school classrooms. What they came up with is remarkable.

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Transparency Coalition brings ‘Safe AI Now’ message to national legislators conference
AI News, NCSL Summit
Transparency Coalition brings ‘Safe AI Now’ message to national legislators conference
AI News, NCSL Summit

From policy experts to plumbers, we had droves of the AI-curious descend on our booth in Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center last week.

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AI News, NCSL Summit

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AI Legislation Tracker Map: Bills in play in 2026
AI Legislation Tracker Map: Bills in play in 2026

Use our map to track AI-related legislation in all 50 states.

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Chatbot bill surge: Nationwide concern spurs 78 proposals in 27 states
Chatbot bill surge: Nationwide concern spurs 78 proposals in 27 states

Six weeks into the 2026 legislative season, 78 chatbot bills are alive in 27 states, reflecting the growing nationwide concern over the dangers of the powerful new technology.

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AI Legislative Update: July 31, 2026
AI Legislative Update: July 31, 2026

Seven states are still in session. More than 30 AI-related bills are alive and moving in California, while Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts, Massachusetts and North Carolina continue to mull over new AI-related rules.

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