Task forces and studies laws by state

168 bills on task forces and studies in 43 jurisdictions, 18 of them enacted in 2025 and 2026. The laws come first, with what each requires, then the bills that moved most recently.

  • 18 laws enacted in 2025 and 2026, in 12 states. Most: Virginia (4), Delaware (2), Maryland (2).
  • 168 bills in 43 jurisdictions, 21 of them in Congress. Latest action 21 October 2026.

Updated 2 November 2026LawsRecent billsBy state

Enacted in 2025 and 2026

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

Alabama

  • Enacted

    HJR 51: Artificial Intelligence and Children's Internet Safety Study Commission, created

California

  • Enacted

    AB 1651: State Bar of California: artificial intelligence.

    The State Bar of California must disclose on its internet website 60 days before each examination the use of artificial intelligence-generated content in developing or administering State Bar examinations. The State Bar must disclose artificial intelligence-generated content in study materials on the cover page. These disclosures apply to content developed by or at the explicit direction of the State Bar, regardless of whether the content is revised or reviewed by a natural person.

    Takes effect 1 January 2027

Connecticut

  • Enacted

    SB 417: An act requiring the department of economic and community development to develop a plan to establish an artificial intelligence small business program.

    The Department of Economic and Community Development shall develop a plan to establish an artificial intelligence small business program to incentivize small businesses to adopt and deploy artificial intelligence for productivity improvements and to establish a competitive small business environment for artificial intelligence technology development and deployment. The department shall report on the plan by January 1, 2027.

Delaware

  • Enacted

    HJR 7: Directing the artificial intelligence commission to work in collaboration with the secretary of state to create a regulatory sandbox framework for the testing of innovative and novel technologies that utilize agentic artificial intelligence.

  • Enacted

    HB 16: An act to amend title 29 of the delaware code relating to the artificial intelligence commission.

Maine

  • Enacted

    LD 109: Resolve, Directing The Maine Arts Commission To Study Federal And National Efforts To Protect Artists From Copyright Infringement By Artificial Intelligence Companies And Users And To Monitor Educational Use

    Directs the Maine Arts Commission to study federal and national efforts protecting artists from copyright infringement by artificial intelligence companies and users, and to monitor educational use. Authorizes the Commission to accept grants and outside funding, and appropriates $50,000 in General Fund for fiscal year 2025-26 for a consultant to research unauthorized AI usage of artists' work.

Maryland

  • Enacted

    SB 597: Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership

    The Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership must develop a strategic plan by December 1, 2026, including metrics for literacy and workforce development, business plans for technology hubs and an incubation lab, and scholarship analysis. The Partnership shall establish one hub in each of three state regions by December 15, 2027. The Center for Equitable Artificial Intelligence at Morgan State University must coordinate and lead research requests from the Governor's Artificial Intelligence Subcabinet and submit annual reports.

    Took effect 1 July 2026

  • Enacted

    HB 956: Consumer Protection - Workgroup on Artificial Intelligence Implementation

    Establishes the Workgroup on Artificial Intelligence Implementation consisting of legislators, state officials, and representatives from technology, industry, academia, and nonprofit sectors to monitor and make recommendations on artificial intelligence regulation, consumer protection, privacy, labor obligations, and government benefits determination, with annual reports due July 1, 2026 and thereafter.

    Took effect 1 July 2025

Mississippi

  • Enacted

    SB 2426: Artificial Intelligence Task Force; create and prescribe responsibilities of.

    Establishes the Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force with seven voting members and ex-officio advisors to study AI applications, risks, and policy recommendations. Task force must report findings annually to the Legislature by December 1 and dissolves December 31, 2027.

New Mexico

  • Enacted

    HM 2: Lesc artificial intelligence work group

    Requests the Legislative Education Study Committee to convene an education data governance and artificial intelligence working group during the 2025 legislative interim to study statewide education data systems and recommend policies for data governance and artificial intelligence use in education, with recommendations due by October 31, 2025.

Tennessee

  • Enacted

    SB 1493: Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, requires TACIR to study artificial intelligence and submit a report to the governor and both speakers by January 31, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 33; Title 39 and Title 47.

    A person is prohibited from knowingly training artificial intelligence to encourage suicide or criminal homicide, provide emotional support through open-ended conversations, develop emotional relationships with individuals, act as a mental health professional, simulate human interaction such that individuals feel they could develop friendship, encourage isolation or disclosure of sensitive information, or simulate human appearance or voice.

    Took effect 1 July 2026

  • Enacted

    SB 1700: Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to conduct a study of the potential regulation of artificial intelligence systems and generative artificial intelligence chatbots in this state. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 37 and Title 47.

    Operators must not make companion chatbots available to minors capable of encouraging self-harm, suicidal ideation, violence, drug or alcohol consumption, disordered eating, illegal activity, sexual exploitation, isolation from trusted adults, or prioritizing engagement over safety. Deployers of covered products must include persistent disclaimers that the product is not human and notify users via pop-up at login, every thirty minutes, upon user request, and when providing regulated advice. Developers and deployers of generative artificial intelligence chatbots must implement protocols detecting suicidal ideation or self-harm and referring users to crisis services, and must obtain parental written consent before training models with minor inputs.

    Takes effect 1 January 2027

Utah

  • Enacted

    HB 320: Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy Amendments

    The Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy must create and administer an artificial intelligence learning laboratory program, establish rules for participant procedures and requirements, and report annually to the Business and Labor Interim Committee. Participants in regulatory mitigation or joint interpretation agreements must comply with specified terms, limitations, safeguards, disclosures, and reporting requirements.

    Took effect 6 May 2026

Virginia

  • Enacted

    HB 1124: Autonomous vehicles; work group to conduct and assessment of workforce impacts, etc.

    No person shall operate an autonomous vehicle in Virginia unless it complies with all applicable federal requirements. Motor carriers shall not use autonomous vehicles to transport passengers or property unless a human operator with a valid driver's license is physically present, meets state and federal qualifications, and can monitor and intervene in vehicle operation.

  • Enacted

    HB 797: Artificial intelligence; framework for person/entity acting as an independent verification org.

    Persons or entities seeking to act as independent verification organizations must obtain a license from VITA by submitting a detailed plan addressing risks, mitigation requirements, evaluation methodologies, benchmarks, governance, and funding sources. Licensed IVOs must implement their approved plans, conduct ongoing monitoring, and submit annual reports to VITA.

    Took effect 1 July 2026

  • Enacted

    SB 384: Artificial intelligence; framework for person/entity acting as an independent verification org.

    Each person or entity seeking to act as an independent verification organization of artificial intelligence within Virginia must obtain a license from the Virginia Information Technologies Agency. Licensed IVOs must implement their approved plans to verify that artificial intelligence models and applications mitigate risks to acceptable levels and must revoke verification for noncompliance.

  • Enacted

    HB 2627: Autonomous driving systems; work group to identify & review issues presented by operation of system.

    Directs the Secretary of Transportation to convene a work group to identify operational, technical, and legal issues from autonomous driving systems and develop draft legislation governing them, with a report due to the General Assembly by November 1, 2026.

    Took effect 1 July 2025

West Virginia

  • Enacted

    HB 3187: Relating to the West Virginia Task Force on Artificial Intelligence

Bills that moved most recently

The 25 open task forces and studies bills with the latest action. The AI Legislation Tracker follows all 168.

  • Pennsylvania HR 563: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study and issue a report on the impact driverless vehicles have on safety and the workforce.

    What it would do: Directs the Joint State Government Commission to study and report on driverless vehicles' impact on safety and workforce, including job loss risks, infrastructure needs, and effects on vulnerable populations, with findings due within one year.

    Passed chamber

  • New Jersey A 3076: Requires AG to study use of artificial intelligence for certain law enforcement purposes and issue report.

    What it would do: Requires the Attorney General to study artificial intelligence use by law enforcement agencies for generating police reports and issue a report to the Governor and Legislature within six months, including assessments of available AI technology, current statewide use, and policy recommendations requiring officer review of AI-generated reports.

    Passed committee

  • New Jersey A 759: Requires AG to study law enforcement use of facial recognition technology and issue report with recommendations for Statewide policy.

    What it would do: Requires the Attorney General to study law enforcement use of facial recognition technology and issue a report within six months to the Governor and Legislature with assessments of available technology, current use by agencies, and recommendations for a statewide policy.

    Passed 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.

    What it would do: Directs the Joint State Government Commission to study and report on data needed to evaluate artificial intelligence's impact on Pennsylvania's workforce, including job market changes, social services costs, and data collection methods used by other states, the federal government, and other countries, with the report due within one year.

    In committee

  • Congress H.R. 10752: CISA Securing AI Task Force Act

    In committee

  • Congress H.R. 10594: Reliable Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2026

    In committee

  • Congress S. 5518: Make AI Work for Americans Act

    In committee

  • Congress S. 5541: Cybersecurity and AI Board of Investigations Act of 2026

    In committee

  • Congress H.R. 10502: To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the use of artificial intelligence systems to acquire, analyze, query, disseminate, or otherwise access information under section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

    In committee

  • Congress S. 4749: JAWBONE Act

    What it would do: Creates a federal cause of action allowing broadcasters, interactive computer service providers, and AI system providers to sue federal agencies for coercing content actions, and establishes standards for logging and publicly disclosing government communications with these entities.

    Passed committee

  • New Jersey A 5482: Establishes six month moratorium on approvals, construction, expansion, subsidies, and tax incentives for certain artificial intelligence data centers; creates Artificial Intelligence Data Center Impact Commission.

    What it would do: Establishes a six-month moratorium on state approvals, permits, subsidies, and tax incentives for artificial intelligence data centers exceeding 10 megawatts electrical demand. Creates a 12-member commission to study impacts on electrical grid, water, environment, public health, labor, and municipal finances, requiring a report within 24 months.

    In committee

  • Puerto Rico RC 787: Para ordenar a la Comisión de lo Jurídico de la Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico realizar una investigación exhaustiva sobre la adquisición, instalación, administración y utilización por parte de las agencias, instrumentalidades, corporaciones públicas y municipios del Gobierno de Puerto Rico de cámaras y sistemas de vigilancia que utilicen tecnologías de reconocimiento facial, reconocimiento biométrico, lectura o reconocimiento automatizado de tablillas de vehículos de motor, inteligencia artificial o cualquier otra tecnología capaz de identificar, clasificar, localizar, rastrear o crear perfiles de personas o vehículos; investigar la recopilación, almacenamiento, análisis, búsqueda, acceso, transferencia e intercambio de los datos obtenidos mediante dichos sistemas; determinar las entidades públicas y privadas, estatales, municipales o federales que tienen acceso a estos datos; examinar la utilización de estas tecnologías; evaluar las salvaguardas existentes para proteger los derechos a la intimidad, dignidad y libertades de la ciudadanía; y para otros fines relacionados.

    What it would do: Orders the Legal Affairs Commission of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the acquisition, installation, administration and use of surveillance cameras and systems using facial recognition, biometric recognition, automated license plate reading, artificial intelligence, and related technologies by Puerto Rico government agencies, and to report findings within 180 days.

    In committee

  • California SCR 82: Relative to artificial intelligence in public higher education.

    What it would do: Encourages the Presidents and Chancellors of UC, CSU, and California Community Colleges to create a workgroup to review artificial intelligence usage in higher education and submit a public report with strategies and best practices to the Legislature within one year.

    Passed chamber

  • Massachusetts S 3245: Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation matters.

    What it would do: Authorizes and directs the joint committee on Transportation to investigate and study Senate documents numbered 2363, 2372, 2379, 2393, 2429, and 2905 relative to transportation matters including intercity rail funding, mobile devices, autonomous vehicles, and mobile driver's licenses.

    Passed committee

  • Nebraska LR 404: Interim study to examine Nebraska statutes and the processes relating to the developmental disability and the aged and disabled waivers and the tools used to assess developmental disabilities

    What it would do: Directs the Health and Human Services Committee to conduct an interim study examining Nebraska statutes and processes relating to developmental disability and aged and disabled waivers, including eligibility requirements, assessment tools, section 1634 Medicaid status transitions, and algorithm-based disability evaluations.

    In committee

  • Pennsylvania HB 2705: An Act providing for a report on artificial intelligence in the workforce; and imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Community and Economic Development.

    In committee

  • Illinois HJR 50: Prp & isbe AI analysis

    What it would do: Directs the Professional Review Panel and Illinois State Board of Education to analyze and model the impacts of artificial intelligence on cost factors in the evidence-based funding formula, with findings due to the General Assembly and Governor by December 31, 2027.

    In committee

  • Congress H.R. 2385: CREATE AI Act of 2025

    What it would do: Establishes the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource to provide researchers, students, and eligible organizations access to computational resources, datasets, educational tools, and AI testbeds for artificial intelligence research and development.

    Passed committee

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

    In committee

  • Georgia HR 43: Artificial intelligence deepfakes; growing danger to election integrity, public trust, and the people of Georgia; recognize

    What it would do: This resolution recognizes the danger artificial intelligence deepfakes pose to Georgia's election integrity and public trust, and encourages the study and enactment of legislation requiring clear disclosure of AI-generated content in political communications.

    Passed chamber

  • Pennsylvania SR 244: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to establish the Task Force on Child Protection in the Digital Age.

    What it would do: Directs the Joint State Government Commission to establish the Task Force on Child Protection in the Digital Age, composed of specified state officials and appointed members, to review state statutes for inadequacies related to technology and child protection and submit comprehensive reports by November 30, 2027, and biennially thereafter.

    Passed chamber

  • Pennsylvania HB 2314: An Act providing for a public education campaign focused on educating the public about artificial intelligence and improving AI consumer literacy.

    What it would do: Requires the Office of Attorney General to conduct a public education campaign within one year to improve AI consumer literacy, including information on detecting AI-generated content, avoiding AI scams, responsible chatbot use, data protection, bias awareness, and child safety.

    Passed chamber

  • Congress S. 4686: National Commission on Robotics Act

    In committee

  • Rhode Island HR 8345: House resolution creating a special legislative commission to study the use and impact of digital and electronic technology in public education and on mental health

    What it would do: Creates a 14-member special legislative commission to study the use and impact of digital and electronic technology in public education and mental health, requiring the commission to report findings to the House Education Committee by April 23, 2027, and expire May 28, 2027.

    Passed chamber

  • Illinois SB 2927: Dceo-AI impact study

    What it would do: Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in consultation with the Department of Labor, to conduct a comprehensive study identifying strategies to protect jobs at risk from artificial intelligence and submit findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and Governor by December 31, 2026.

    In committee

Task forces and studies laws, state by state

Questions

Which states have task forces and studies laws?

States that enacted task forces and studies laws in 2025 and 2026: Virginia (4), Delaware (2), Maryland (2), Tennessee (2), Alabama (1), California (1), Connecticut (1), Maine (1), Mississippi (1), New Mexico (1), Utah (1) and West Virginia (1). Laws enacted before 2025 are not listed here.

Which states have the most task forces and studies bills?

Congress (21), New Jersey (20), New York (9), Georgia (8) and Pennsylvania (8). In all, 168 bills in 43 jurisdictions, the latest action on 21 October 2026.

What do task forces and studies bills cover?

Commissions, task forces, studies, reports, state AI offices, strategies and resolutions that create no binding duty on private parties. Each enacted law above has a line on what it requires.

Is this legal advice?

No. Which bills count as task forces and studies bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, 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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