AI employment and hiring laws by state

121 bills on AI in hiring and the workplace in 24 jurisdictions, 4 of them enacted in 2025 and 2026. The laws come first, with what each requires, then the bills that moved most recently.

  • 4 laws enacted in 2025 and 2026, in 2 states. Most: California (3), New York (1).
  • 121 bills in 24 jurisdictions, 23 of them in Congress. Latest action 22 October 2026.

Updated 25 October 2026LawsRecent billsBy state

Enacted in 2025 and 2026

4 laws, by state. Laws enacted before 2025 are not listed.

California

  • Enacted

    AB 1883: Workplace surveillance tools.

    An employer shall not use a workplace surveillance tool to prevent compliance with laws, infer protected activity, make inferences about emotional state or gait, or collect neural data. An employer shall not use facial recognition technology to make inferences about a worker for firing, deactivation, or disciplinary purposes. An employer shall not use a workplace surveillance tool to infer a worker's protected status.

  • Enacted

    SB 947: Employment: automated decision systems.

    Employers must not use automated decision systems to infer protected status, conduct predictive behavior analysis for employment decisions, or rely solely on ADS for disciplinary, termination, or deactivation decisions. Employers must provide workers written notice and data access upon request when primarily relying on ADS for such decisions.

  • Enacted

    SB 951: Employment: technological displacement: notice.

    Employers must provide at least 60-day advanced written notice to affected workers, the Employment Development Department, local workforce investment boards, and city and county officials before any technological displacement of 50 or more workers caused by AI or automation. Employers with more than 100 workers must offer affected workers right of first bid on other positions and cannot discharge them without reasonable cause during the 60-day notice period.

New York

  • Enacted

    S 822: Relates to the disclosure of automated employment decision-making tools and maintaining an artificial intelligence inventory

    State agencies that utilize automated employment decision-making tools must publish a list of such tools on their website by December 30 next succeeding the effective date and annually thereafter, including a description, start date, purpose and use summary, and other relevant information. The office must maintain an inventory of state agency artificial intelligence systems and post it on the New York state open data website by December 30 next succeeding the effective date and annually thereafter.

Bills that moved most recently

The 25 open AI employment bills with the latest action. The AI Legislation Tracker follows all 121.

  • Ohio HB 1032: Regards AI use by state agencies and in labor and employment

    Introduced

  • New Jersey A 5676: Imposes 10 percent tax on computer processing for certain artificial intelligence systems and dedicates revenue to "AI Workforce Impact Transition Fund."

    In committee

  • Pennsylvania HR 653: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and issue a report on the data that needs to be collected to evaluate the impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce.

    In committee

  • New Jersey S 4075: Regulates use of artificial intelligence-based systems for electronic monitoring regarding employment and public services.

    Passed committee

  • Michigan HB 6417: Labor: other; community and worker economic transition activities; provide to workers who have employment tied to an industry affected by the adoption or implementation of artificial intelligence. Amends sec. 5 of 2023 PA 232 (MCL 408.915).

    In committee

  • New Jersey A 5502: "Fair Wage Protection Act"; prohibits use of surveillance wage setting through use of wage setting algorithm.

    In committee

  • Congress H.R. 10247: Future of America’s Workforce Act

    In committee

  • California AB 2545: Report: labor force impact: artificial intelligence.

    Passed chamber

  • Congress H.R. 10044: AI Tax and Work Protection Act

    In committee

  • Congress S. 4570: U.S. Tech PATH Act

    Passed committee

  • Congress S. 5055: National Workforce Transition Fund Act of 2026

    In committee

  • Congress H.R. 9334: Workforce for AI Trust Act

    Passed committee

  • Pennsylvania HB 2669: An Act providing for employer disclosure when employee layoffs occur due to an employer's use of artificial intelligence or other technological change; and imposing civil penalties.

    In committee

  • Congress H.R. 9427: AI Workforce Impact Study Act of 2026

    In committee

  • New Jersey A 5316: Establishes five-year "New Jersey Artificial Intelligence Workforce Transition Act."

    In committee

  • Congress H.R. 9402: Stop Spying Bosses Act

    In committee

  • Congress H.R. 9352: AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act

    In committee

  • Congress S. 4831: Stop Spying Bosses Act

    In committee

  • Congress S. 4833: No Robot Bosses Act

    In committee

  • Rhode Island SB 2499: An act relating to labor and labor relations -- artificial intelligence use and fair employment practices

    Passed chamber

  • New York A 9581: Requires covered businesses to annually report to the department of labor regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on hiring and the nature of artificial intelligence use

    Passed chamber

  • Illinois SB 3571: Warn act-AI layoffs

    In committee

  • California AB 1898: Workplace artificial intelligence tools.

    Passed committee

  • California AB 2027: Worker data: prohibitions: artificial intelligence.

    Passed committee

  • Ohio HB 828: Regards use of automated employment decision tools

    In committee

AI employment and hiring laws, state by state

Questions

Which states regulate AI in hiring and employment?

States that enacted AI employment laws in 2025 and 2026: California (3) and New York (1). Laws enacted before 2025, and city laws such as New York City’s Local Law 144, are not listed here.

Which states have the most AI employment bills?

Congress (23), New York (20), New Jersey (18), California (9) and Illinois (7). In all, 121 bills in 24 jurisdictions, the latest action on 22 October 2026.

What do AI employment bills cover?

Notice to applicants and employees when an automated tool is used, limits on automated decision systems in hiring, promotion and firing, bias audits, workplace surveillance, and notice before jobs are replaced by technology. Each enacted law above has a line on what it requires.

Is this legal advice?

No. Which bills count as AI employment bills, and the line on what each law requires, are drafted by software and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature’s own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

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