Rank 30 of 54

Arkansas

AI measures that would put AI under new government control.

The receipts

16bills and resolutions about AI since January 2025

8of them would put AI under new government control

5have passed, 2 of them carrying a control

Already law

5 measures have passed. 2 of them carry a control.

HB 1529Passed · 2025-04-17TO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL CREATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL; AND TO ESTABLISH A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR…Use limitsDeepfakesRead it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1877Passed · 2025-04-22CONCERNING CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO POSSESSION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL THAT DEPICTS A CHILD; AND TO INCLUDE A COMPUTER GENERATED…Use limitsDeepfakesRead it on arkleg.state.ar.us

In their own words

The fear as each bill's official summary or text states it, and the controls the same bill would create.

Deepfakes
“photograph, voice, or likeness is reproduced through means of artificial intelligence”
HB 1071, ArkansasNot passedUse limits

What it's buying

The government controls written into these bills.

1Bans and limits on uses of AI2 passed8bills

The fears they cite

The fears these bills cite, by number of bills.

Every bill

Most controls first, then what has passed, then the newest. Filter them by fear, control or status.

HB 1877PassedCONCERNING CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO POSSESSION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL THAT DEPICTS A CHILD; AND TO INCLUDE A COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGE THAT IS…Use limitsRead it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1529PassedTO CREATE THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF UNLAWFUL CREATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF DEEPFAKE VISUAL MATERIAL; AND TO ESTABLISH A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR UNLAWFUL CREATION OF…Use limitsRead it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1823Did not passTO ESTABLISH THE DISRUPT EXPLICIT FORGED IMAGES AND NONCONSENSUAL EDITS ACT OF 2025; AND TO CLARIFY THE RIGHTS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL AFFECTED BY NONCONSENSUAL…Use limitsRead it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1141Did not passTO CREATE CRIMINAL OFFENSES RELATED TO DECEPTIVE AND INJURIOUS MEDIA IN THE COURSE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.Use limitsRead it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1041Did not passTO PROHIBIT DECEPTIVE AND FRAUDULENT DEEPFAKES IN ELECTION COMMUNICATIONS.Use limitsRead it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1816WithdrawnTO PROHIBIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTHCARE INSURERS FROM USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES OR THE GENERATION OF MEDICAL…Use limitsRead it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1518WithdrawnTO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF CREATING, DISTRIBUTING, POSSESSING, OR VIEWING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-GENERATED MATTER DEPICTING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONDUCT INVOLVING…Use limitsRead it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1071Not passedTO AMEND THE FRANK BROYLES PUBLICITY RIGHTS PROTECTION ACT OF 2016; AND TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE PHOTOGRAPH, VOICE, OR LIKENESS IS…Use limitsRead it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1876PassedREGARDING THE OWNERSHIP OF MODEL TRAINING AND CONTENT GENERATED BY A GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOL.Read it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1958PassedTO REQUIRE PUBLIC ENTITIES TO CREATE A POLICY CONCERNING THE AUTHORIZED USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Read it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1444PassedTO AMEND THE SALES AND USE TAX EXEMPTION FOR DATA CENTERS.Read it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HR 1011Did not passTO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023 AND TO AMEND THE UNIFORM MONEY SERVICES ACT.Read it on arkleg.state.ar.us
SR 10Did not passTO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023 AND TO AMEND THE UNIFORM MONEY SERVICES ACT.Read it on arkleg.state.ar.us
SB 11Did not passTO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023; AND TO AMEND THE UNIFORM MONEY SERVICES ACT.Read it on arkleg.state.ar.us
SB 10Did not passTO AMEND THE ARKANSAS DATA CENTERS ACT OF 2023; AND TO REGULATE THE IMPACT ON WATER USAGE AND THE ELECTRIC GRID BY BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKS AND DIGITAL ASSET MINING.Read it on arkleg.state.ar.us
HB 1297WithdrawnCONCERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ALGORITHMS, AND OTHER AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGIES; AND TO REGULATE CERTAIN PRACTICES OF HEALTHCARE INSURERS.Read it on arkleg.state.ar.us