Analysis
State-Level AI Legislation in the United States
State-Level AI Legislation in the United States
AI GovernanceAmericas2025
In the absence of comprehensive federal legislation, US states have introduced a wide range of AI-specific bills covering employment, insurance, and consumer protection.
The resulting patchwork imposes materially different obligations on similar AI systems depending on the state of deployment, raising compliance costs for multi-state operators.
Colorado and California have emerged as regulatory bellwethers, with other states drafting legislation that closely tracks their frameworks.
The survey finds growing convergence on risk-based obligations for 'consequential' decisions, even as definitions of that term continue to vary.