The Big Long List Of U.S. AI Laws

A new catalog of U.S. state AI laws argues the technology is far from “barely regulated,” listing measures passed between 2019 and 2026 that already affect or are expected to affect private companies. The list highlights criminal liability in some cases and suggests future lawsuits may rely on these statutes. Key examples include Arkansas protections for people whose images or voices are used in commercial AI contexts, and California’s AI Transparency Act requirements on AI system providers, disclosure and provenance for generative content, and rules for “frontier” model developers. California also updated employment AI rules effective October 1, 2025, including bias-testing recordkeeping and restrictions on discriminatory automated decisions.