New state AI laws are effective January 1, 2026, but a new executive order signals disruption
A wave of state AI laws took effect at the start of the year just as a new federal executive order threatened to reshape the compliance landscape underneath them.
In the absence of clear U.S. federal guidance, states have begun to regulate the development, delivery, and operation of AI. California’s Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (the “California TFAIA”) and Texas’s Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (the “Texas RAIGA”) are two prominent examples of several state AI laws effective as of January 1, 2026.…
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