How Deepfake Regulation Dominated State AI Policy in 2025 (2025 Artificial Intelligence Policy Trends Report)
Weekly Update, Vol. 84.
Key Takeaways
In 2025, state AI policy saw 1,208 bills introduced across all 50 states, with 144 state AI legislation enacted—an increase from 99 laws in 2024.
AI safety laws in California and New York were among the most high-profile measures, requiring developers of frontier AI models to prepare and share safety reports.
Deepfake regulation in states continued to be a legislative priority, with 67 new laws in 2025 focused on restricting the creation and distribution of deepfakes.
Private sector AI mandates were included in 28 of the new laws, though most were narrowly tailored to specific industries or use cases.
Looking ahead to 2026, state AI policy is expected to focus on chatbots and children’s safety, with continued growth in both bill introductions and enacted laws.
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This week, as we prepare for the 2026 legislative sessions, we look back at the legislative year that just ended and examine the 144 AI-related state laws enacted in 2025. Additionally, we take stock of the big picture and the 271 major actions related to AI policy that states have taken over the past few years as this emergent technology continues to become a larger player in our everyday lives.
The year 2025 was a big one for AI policy, especially in the states. We saw state lawmakers in every state introduce a total of 1,208 bills related to AI. Of those, 144 bills were enacted into law in 2025. That’s an enormous increase from the 634 bills that state lawmakers introduced and 99 laws enacted in 2024.
Today, MultiState.ai released a report that breaks down all of the AI policy action of 2025, assess the big picture of AI laws and regulations in the states currently, and sets the stage for what we expect is another big year in AI policy in 2026. In addition to the breakdown of 2025 AI laws summarized in this newsletter, the full report includes two additional resources to help you make sense of the AI-related laws enacted in 2025. The first is a chart that highlights the topics covered by many of these new laws, and the second is a timeline of the dates that the major laws enacted in 2025 will take effect.
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