The table below is a source-grounded U.S. state tracker. It mixes enacted laws and major pending bills, with direct links to the official measure where available.
| State | Measure | Category | Status | Effective date | Summary | Penalty | Official source | Clearon analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL HB172 — Alabama Materially Deceptive Election Media Law | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | 2024-10-01 | Bars materially deceptive AI-generated election media without a clear manipulation disclaimer. | Class A misdemeanor for a first offense; Class D felony for a subsequent offense. | Official source | — |
| Alabama | HB 168 — Alabama Child Protection Act of 2024 | Child Safety / CSAM | Enacted | 2024-10-01 | Expands the definition of child sexual abuse material to include virtually indistinguishable AI-generated depictions. | Existing criminal penalties apply. | Official source | — |
| Alabama | HB 351 — Alabama Personal Data Protection Act | Privacy & ADMT | Enacted | 2027-05-01 | Gives consumers an opt-out right for solely automated processing tied to significant decisions and requires broader privacy compliance controls. | Up to $15,000 per violation. | Official source | — |
| Alaska | HB 358; SB 2; SB 33; SB 64 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Veto sustained / not enacted | See official source page | Alaska election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Veto sustained / not enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Arizona | HB 2394 — Arizona General Deepfake Law | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | 2024-06-04 | Lets Arizona citizens and ballot candidates seek relief when undisclosed digital impersonations create a risk of harm, including election harm. | Permanent declaratory relief, permanent injunctive relief, and in some circumstances damages. | Official source | — |
| Arizona | SB 1359 — Arizona Political Deepfake Law | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | 2024-06-04 | Requires clear disclosure when synthetic media depicts a candidate within 90 days of an election. | Permanent declaratory relief, permanent injunctive relief, and in some circumstances damages. | Official source | — |
| Arkansas | HB1041 (2025 Regular Session) | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Failed / died in committee | See official source page | Arkansas election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Failed / died in committee. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| California | Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17940 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | in_force | California requires disclosure when bots are used online to incentivize a purchase or sale of goods or services or to influence a vote in an election. | Need later pass for precise enforcement/penalty framing. | Official source | — | |
| California | California AB 1831 | General AI Governance | in_force | 2025-01-01 | California expanded child-sexual-abuse-material and obscenity offenses to include certain digitally altered and artificial-intelligence-generated depictions of minors engaged in sexual conduct. | Criminal penalties under amended Penal Code provisions including felony exposure for covered conduct. | Official source | — |
| California | California AB 1836 | General AI Governance | in_force | 2025-01-01 | California created a new deceased-personality digital-replica right covering unauthorized use of highly realistic AI-generated voice or likeness in expressive audiovisual works or sound recordings. | Statutory damages and other civil remedies under amended publicity-rights law. | Official source | — |
| California | California AB 2013 | General AI Governance | in_force | 2025-01-01 | California requires covered generative AI developers to post documentation about data used to train their systems. | Transparency/documentation obligation; later pass can refine exact enforcement framing and codified pinpoint. | Official source | — |
| California | California AB 2355 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | in_force | 2025-01-01 | California added AI-disclosure requirements for certain political advertisements under the Political Reform Act. | Political-ad disclosure enforcement under the Political Reform Act; penalty specifics need later pinpoint pass. | Official source | — |
| California | California AB 2655 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | in_force | 2025-01-01 | California requires large online platforms to remove or label certain materially deceptive election deepfakes and related synthetic media during defined election windows. | Platform removal/labeling obligations plus related compliance exposure; detailed remedy pinpoints can be added later. | Official source | — |
| California | California AB 2839 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | in_force | 2024-09-17 | California prohibits malicious distribution of materially deceptive election advertisements and other election communications during specified pre- and post-election windows, subject to disclosures and exceptions. | Civil injunctive and damages remedies with fee-shifting; detailed pinpoints can be added later. | Official source | — |
| California | California AB 410 | General AI Governance | proposed | Proposed California update to the bot disclosure law that expressly addresses artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence bots. | Proposed; penalties not final. | Official source | — | |
| California | California SB 981 | General AI Governance | in_force | 2025-01-01 | California requires social media platforms to provide reporting and takedown processes for covered sexually explicit digital identity-theft images and videos. | Compliance duties include reporting intake notices temporary blocking and removal timelines; later pass can refine enforcement details. | Official source | — |
| Colorado | Colorado ADMT Act / SB26-189 | Privacy & ADMT | enacted_pending_effective | 2027-01-01 | Colorado enacted a revised automated decision-making technology law for consequential decisions that repeals and reenacts the earlier SB24-205 framework | Enforced by the Colorado Attorney General under the deceptive trade practices framework with a 60-day cure opportunity when cure is possible | Official source | Article |
| Colorado | Colorado AI Act | General AI Governance | superseded_before_effective | 2026-06-30 | Colorado's original 2024 AI Act created high-risk AI and algorithmic-discrimination duties but was repealed and reenacted before its main operative date | Exclusive AG enforcement under deceptive trade practices framework | Official source | Article |
| Colorado | Colorado HB24-1147 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | in_force | 2024-07-01 | Colorado election deepfake law requiring specified disclosures for deceptive synthetic media about candidates and creating enforcement and candidate civil remedies. | Administrative penalties under campaign-practices procedures plus candidate injunctive and damages remedies. | Official source | — |
| Colorado | Colorado HB26-1139 | General AI Governance | passed_legislature_pending_governor_confirmation | Colorado health-care AI bill covering utilization-review use of AI systems, human oversight of adverse determinations, and restrictions/disclosures around mental health companion chatbots and psychotherapy uses. | Proposed; penalties not final. | Official source | — | |
| Colorado | Colorado SB21-169 | General AI Governance | in_force | 2021-09-07 | Colorado insurance law restricting use of external consumer data, algorithms, and predictive models that unfairly discriminate in insurance practices. | Enforced through insurance regulation, rulemaking, examination, and investigation authorities. | Official source | — |
| Connecticut | Connecticut HB-5342 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | proposed | Connecticut synthetic-media elections bill that would prohibit distribution of certain deceptive synthetic media within the ninety-day period preceding an election or primary. | Proposed; penalties not final. | Official source | — | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut SB-5 / Public Act 26-15 | Employment & HR | in_force_staged | 2026-05-11 | Broad Connecticut AI statute covering governance disclosures synthetic content automated employment-related decision processes state AI institutions and related safe-harbor/program structures | Contains AG-enforced provisions and other programmatic/regulatory obligations across multiple sections; staged effective dates appear in the enacted act and need fuller extraction | Official source | Article |
| Connecticut | Connecticut SB-86 | General AI Governance | proposed | Connecticut AI bill tied to the Governor budget recommendations, including AI innovation, regulatory-sandbox, and responsible-use concepts; official CGA status page shows committee advancement but no floor passage. | Proposed; penalties not final. | Official source | — | |
| Delaware | Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act | Privacy & ADMT | Enacted | 2025-01-01 | Provides opt-out rights for automated processing tied to significant decisions and requires data protection assessments. | Up to $10,000 per violation. | Official source | — |
| Delaware | HB 233 — Delaware Artificial Intelligence Commission Act | Public Sector / Government Use | Enacted | 2024-07-17 | Creates a Delaware AI commission and requires an inventory of generative AI use across state government. | No direct penalty summarized. | Official source | — |
| Delaware | HB 316 HS 1 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Substituted / enactment not shown | See official source page | Delaware election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Substituted / enactment not shown. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Delaware | HB 353 — Delaware Deepfakes Intimate Images Act | Intimate Images / Digital Replica | Enacted | 2024-08-07 | Adds civil and criminal remedies for nonconsensual deepfakes depicting identifiable individuals nude or engaged in sexual conduct. | Existing criminal penalties under the Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images statute apply. | Official source | — |
| District of Columbia | B26-0329 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Introduced / pending | See official source page | District of Columbia election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Introduced / pending. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Florida | HB 919 — Florida AI Use in Political Advertising | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | 2024-07-01 | Requires disclaimers for political ads and electioneering communications containing AI-generated deepfakes intended to influence an election. | First-degree misdemeanor. | Official source | — |
| Florida | SB 1680 — Florida CSAM amendment | Child Safety / CSAM | Enacted | 2025-01-01 | Expands child pornography definitions to cover realistic fictitious minors created or altered by computer-generated means. | Existing criminal penalties apply. | Official source | — |
| Florida | SB 262 — Florida Digital Bill of Rights | Privacy & ADMT | Enacted | 2024-07-01 | Creates an opt-out right for solely automated processing tied to significant decisions and requires assessments for those uses. | Up to $50,000 per violation. | Official source | — |
| Georgia | SB 9 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Pending / official status not reliably retrievable here | See official source page | Georgia election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Pending / official status not reliably retrievable here. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Hawaii | SB 2687 — Deceptive Media in Election Advertisements | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | 2024-07-03 | Prohibits reckless distribution of materially deceptive media during an election cycle unless a proper disclaimer is included. | Criminal charges and fines, plus civil actions for injunctive relief and general or special damages. | Official source | — |
| Hawaii | SB 309 — Hawaii Intimate Image Amendment | Intimate Images / Digital Replica | Enacted | 2021-06-23 | Expands Hawaii’s privacy law to cover intentionally created nude or sexually explicit images of a composite fictitious person identifiable as a real individual. | Existing penalties apply. | Official source | — |
| Idaho | HB 664 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | See official source page | Idaho election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Idaho | I.C. § 5-346 — Relating to Personhood | General AI Governance | Enacted | 2022-07-01 | Bars the grant of personhood to artificial intelligence in Idaho. | No direct penalty summarized. | Official source | — |
| Idaho | Idaho Code § 18-6606 — Explicit Synthetic Media law | Intimate Images / Digital Replica | Enacted | 2024-07-01 | Prohibits knowing disclosure of explicit synthetic media that realistically misrepresents an identifiable individual and could be used to harm, threaten, or harass them. | Misdemeanor or felony charges, and up to $25,000 in criminal fines. | Official source | — |
| Idaho | S1227 — Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education | Education | Enacted | 2026-07-01 | Requires a statewide AI-in-education framework and local district policies for student and employee generative AI use and procurement. | No direct penalty summarized. | Official source | — |
| Illinois | Illinois AIVIA | Employment & HR | in_force | 2020-01-01 | Illinois law regulating AI analysis of applicant video interviews | Notice explanation and consent obligations; enforcement details need separate confirmation | Official source | — |
| Indiana | HB 1133 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | See official source page | Indiana election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Iowa | HF 2609 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Passed House | See official source page | Iowa election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Passed House. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Kansas | SB 375 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Proposed / not enacted here | See official source page | Kansas election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Proposed / not enacted here. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Kentucky | SB 4 / HB 672 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | enacted | See official source page | Kentucky election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Louisiana | HB 154 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Vetoed | No effective date — vetoed | Louisiana HB 154 was passed by the legislature in 2024 and vetoed by the Governor on June 19, 2024. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Maine | LD 517 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | enacted | See official source page | Maine election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Maryland | HB 145 / SB 141 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Passed both chambers / to governor not yet confirmed | See official source page | Maryland election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Passed both chambers / to governor not yet confirmed. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Massachusetts | S.2730 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Introduced / not enacted | See official source page | Massachusetts election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Introduced / not enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Michigan | HB 5144 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | enacted | See official source page | Michigan election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Minnesota | HF 1370; HF 4772 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | enacted | See official source page | Minnesota election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Mississippi | SB 2577 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | See official source page | Mississippi election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Missouri | HB 2628 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Advanced / not enacted confirmed | See official source page | Missouri election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Advanced / not enacted confirmed. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Montana | Mont. Code Ann. § 13-35-802 (enacted via Ch. 541, L. 2025) | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | See official source page | Montana election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Nebraska | LB 615 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | pending | See official source page | Nebraska election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: pending. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Nevada | AB 73 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | See official source page | Nevada election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| New Hampshire | HB 269 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | See official source page | New Hampshire election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| New Jersey | A5510 / S2543 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Advanced in legislature / enactment not confirmed here | See official source page | New Jersey election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Advanced in legislature / enactment not confirmed here. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| New Mexico | No election-specific deepfake bill identified in working tracker | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | enacted | See official source page | New Mexico currently has no clearly confirmed enacted election-specific deepfake bill in this source set, or the absence claim cannot be firmly proven from official sources alone. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| New York | AEDT / Local Law 144 | Employment & HR | in_force | 2023-07-05 | NYC hiring-tool bias audit and notice regime | Civil penalties up to 500 first violation and 500-1500 subsequent violations | Official source | — |
| New York | S08400A | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Introduced / amended in Senate committee; not enacted | See official source page | New York election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Introduced / amended in Senate committee; not enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| North Carolina | S880 (2023-2024 Session) | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Introduced / referred to committee | See official source page | North Carolina election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Introduced / referred to committee. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| North Dakota | No election-specific deepfake bill identified in working tracker | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | See official source page | North Dakota currently has no clearly confirmed enacted election-specific deepfake bill in this source set, or the absence claim cannot be firmly proven from official sources alone. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Ohio | SB 163 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Introduced / referred to Senate Judiciary | See official source page | Ohio election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Introduced / referred to Senate Judiciary. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Oklahoma | HB 3825 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Advanced from committee / not enacted here | See official source page | Oklahoma election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Advanced from committee / not enacted here. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Oregon | SB 1571 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Yes — enacted | See official source page | Oregon election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Yes — enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Pennsylvania | SB 649 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Yes — enacted | See official source page | Pennsylvania election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Yes — enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Rhode Island | H 5872 Substitute A | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | See official source page | Rhode Island election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| South Carolina | HB 3517 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Introduced / pending in House Judiciary | See official source page | South Carolina election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Introduced / pending in House Judiciary. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| South Dakota | SB 164 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Introduced / final outcome not confirmed | See official source page | South Dakota election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Introduced / final outcome not confirmed. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Tennessee | SB 1624 / HB 1513 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Yes — enacted | See official source page | Tennessee election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Yes — enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Utah | SB 131 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | 2024-05-01 | Utah SB 131 is enacted and requires specified AI/synthetic-media disclosures for audio or visual communications intended to influence voting. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Utah | Utah AIPA | General AI Governance | in_force | 2024-05-01 | Utah AI statute with disclosure-related rules and regulatory framework | Not summarized here; see official source. | Official source | — |
| Vermont | S.23 (Act 75) | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Enacted | 2026-03-05 | Vermont S.23 / Act 75 is enacted and requires disclosures for deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media within 90 days before an election in Vermont. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Virginia | HB 697 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Passed one chamber / not enacted | See official source page | Virginia election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Passed one chamber / not enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Washington | SB 5152 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Yes — enacted | See official source page | Washington election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Yes — enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| West Virginia | SB 484 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Pending | See official source page | West Virginia election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Pending. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Wisconsin | AB 664 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Yes — enacted | See official source page | Wisconsin election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Yes — enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
| Wyoming | SF 0051 | Election Deepfakes & Political Ads | Failed introduction / not enacted | See official source page | Wyoming election-deepfake status tracker row is currently best supported as: Failed introduction / not enacted. | Penalty details not yet extracted. | Official source | — |
No rows match the current filters.