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Colorado's AI Act takes effect June 30, Connecticut's SB 5 heads to the governor, and California pursues updated legislation — all with overlapping, incompatible requirements and no federal preemption in sight.
Fourteen states have active AI bills approaching May adjournment deadlines, with Connecticut's SB5 advancing and Colorado's law stayed — intensifying pressure on Congress to pass a federal preemption framework.
Thirty-eight states have enacted AI legislation in 2026, creating a compliance patchwork that is raising costs for national businesses and building its own case for federal preemption.
Rep. Don Beyer introduced the GUARDRAILS Act to repeal Trump's AI policy framework and block federal preemption of state AI laws — setting up the defining battle over who governs AI in America.
Nineteen state AI bills were signed into law in April 2026 alone — bringing the year's total to 25 — as state legislatures move faster than Congress and directly challenge the White House's preemption push.
The White House wants Congress to wipe out state AI laws deemed too burdensome—and Democrats have introduced legislation to do the opposite, setting up a defining fight over who governs AI in the United States.
With federal AI legislation stalled, state attorneys general are deploying existing consumer protection, employment, and privacy statutes against AI companies. Colorado and Texas laws are live. A constitutional showdown over federal preemption is forming.
The White House released its National AI Policy Framework recommending that Congress preempt state AI laws in favor of a single minimally restrictive federal standard.
The White House's National Policy Framework for AI recommends Congress preempt state AI laws — setting up a defining federal-vs-state battle as 600+ AI bills advance in state legislatures.
The Trump Administration's March 20 National Policy Framework for AI recommends Congress override state AI laws, explicitly targets laws like New York's RAISE Act, and rules out any new federal AI agency — setting up a major legislative battle.
The Trump administration's National Policy Framework for AI calls on Congress to preempt state AI laws that impose undue burdens, replace 600-plus state bills with a national standard, and rely on existing agencies rather than a new federal AI regulator.
Nebraska, Maryland, and Maine joined four other states in 2026 to prohibit health insurers from using AI as the sole basis for claim denials — as federal preemption looms.