78 AI Chatbot Bills Alive Across 27 US States — Utah Signs 9 AI Laws Including Deepfake Protections
Transparency Coalition·medium signal
The Transparency Coalition's May 8 legislative update reports 78 chatbot-related bills active across 27 states. Utah's Governor Cox signed all 9 AI bills from the session, including the Digital Voyeurism Prevention Act requiring AI-generated image provenance data. Connecticut approved one of the most comprehensive AI bills nationally, Iowa signed a chatbot safety bill, and Colorado advanced bills on therapy bots and dynamic pricing. Washington signed two AI bills into law.