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AI regulations in the US

BuildAIPolicy Research · 4 entries · Last checked 27 October 2026

Coming into forceApplies from 1 January 2027· Colorado

Colorado replaces its AI Act with an automated decision-making law (SB 26-189)

SB 26-189, signed on 14 May 2026, repeals and replaces the Colorado AI Act before it took effect. Deployers will have to tell people before automated decision-making technology materially influences a consequential decision, explain adverse outcomes on request, allow data correction and offer human review. Enforcement depends on the Attorney General's rulemaking.

Coming into forceADMT rules apply from 1 January 2027· California

California's rules on automated decisionmaking technology (CCPA regulations)

The California Privacy Protection Agency's regulations took effect on 1 January 2026. Businesses that use automated decisionmaking technology to make significant decisions about consumers must meet the ADMT requirements from 1 January 2027. Risk assessment requirements began on 1 January 2026.

In forceIn force since 1 January 2026· Texas

Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA)

TRAIGA bans certain uses of AI by anyone, such as AI intended to encourage self-harm or crime, or to unlawfully discriminate. Government agencies must tell people when they interact with AI, and health care providers must disclose AI use in treatment. The Texas Attorney General enforces it; there's no private right of action.

Proposed or contestedExecutive order signed 11 December 2025

Federal push to override state AI laws

Executive Order 14365 directs federal agencies to challenge state AI laws and to prepare a federal framework that would override them. No federal law overriding state AI laws has been passed, so state laws remain in force unless a court, Congress or the state changes them.

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