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Washington

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AI measures that would put AI under new government control.

The receipts

26bills and resolutions about AI since January 2025

4of them would put AI under new government control

1agency or official they would hand new power

4have passed, 3 of them carrying a control

Who benefits

Agencies and officials these bills would hand new power, by number of bills.

1Washington Attorney GeneralAttorney generalmost common control: Label or AI notice1bill

Already law

4 measures have passed. 3 of them carry a control.

HB 2225Passed · 2026-03-24Concerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.Label or AI noticeUse limitsAI companionsKids and chatbotsRead it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 1170Passed · 2026-03-24Informing users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence.Label or AI noticeNew agency powersRead it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 5105Passed · 2026-03-25Concerning offenses involving fabricated depictions of minors.Use limitsDeepfakesRead it on app.leg.wa.gov

In their own words

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

Kids and chatbots
“Require additional protections for minors, including restrictions on sexually explicit content and additional, recurring reminders”
HB 2225, WashingtonPassedLabel or AI noticeUse limits
Power bills and data centers
“adopt practices to mitigate negative environmental impacts resulting from expanded use of data centers”
SB 6231, WashingtonPassed

What it's buying

The government controls written into these bills.

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 2225PassedConcerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.Label or AI noticeUse limitsRead it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 1170PassedInforming users when content is developed or modified by artificial intelligence.Label or AI noticeNew agency powersRead it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 5105PassedConcerning offenses involving fabricated depictions of minors.Use limitsRead it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 5469Not passedProhibiting algorithmic rent fixing and noncompete agreements in the rental housing market.Use limitsRead it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 6231PassedRemoving a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 5984Not passedConcerning regulation of artificial intelligence companion chatbots.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 5956Not passedAddressing artificial intelligence, student discipline, and surveillance in public schools.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 1833Not passedCreating an artificial intelligence grant program.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 2157Not passedRegulating high-risk artificial intelligence system development, deployment, and use.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 2655Not passedProviding a retail sales and use tax exemption for the construction and equipping of new data centers located in a county east of the Cascades that borders…Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 6284Not passedProviding consumer protections for artificial intelligence systems.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 1622Not passedAllowing bargaining over matters related to the use of artificial intelligence.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 2708Not passedRemoving a tax exemption for the replacement of equipment for data centers.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 2503Not passedRegulating artificial intelligence training data.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 2667Not passedProviding consumer protections for artificial intelligence systems.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 6299Not passedConcerning artificial intelligence and instructional staff.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 6254Not passedLeveraging artificial intelligence to improve Washington's regulatory climate through streamlining language in rules and regulatory guidance documents.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 6243Not passedConcerning the operation of autonomous motor vehicles.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 6120Not passedRegulating high-risk artificial intelligence system development, deployment, and use.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 5870Not passedEstablishing civil liability for suicide linked to the use of artificial intelligence systems.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 1942Not passedPromoting the economic development of innovative uses of artificial intelligence.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 5422Not passedAllowing bargaining over matters related to the use of artificial intelligence.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 1168Not passedIncreasing transparency in artificial intelligence.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 1169Not passedConcerning offenses involving fabricated depictions of minors.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
HB 1984Not passedConcerning vehicle and operator requirements for autonomous vehicles.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov
SB 5042Not passedConcerning vehicle and operator requirements for autonomous vehicles.Read it on app.leg.wa.gov