Utah AI Policy Act
The 'disclosure plus sandbox' model that many lighter-touch states copy — and an early mover on AI companion/mental-health chatbot regulation, one of 2025-26's fastest-growing legislative fronts.
What it is
An early, light-touch state law: companies cannot blame generative AI for consumer-protection violations, regulated professions must disclose AI use, and an Office of AI Policy runs a learning-lab/sandbox program. Extended in 2025 with mental-health chatbot rules.
Who is affected
The 'disclosure plus sandbox' model that many lighter-touch states copy — and an early mover on AI companion/mental-health chatbot regulation, one of 2025-26's fastest-growing legislative fronts.
Key obligations
- Disclose GenAI use on request in consumer interactions; proactive disclosure for regulated professions
- Mental-health chatbot safeguards (HB 452, 2025)
Recent signals
Colorado AI Act takes effect after delayed start
The first comprehensive US state AI law is now operative — as DOJ's AI Litigation Task Force weighs challenges under the December 2025 preemption executive order.
New York RAISE Act frontier-safety duties begin
New York joins California in requiring large frontier developers to publish safety protocols and report incidents.
US state AI law wave: Texas, California and Illinois statutes take effect
TRAIGA, SB 53 (frontier transparency), AB 2013 (training-data disclosure) and Illinois HB 3773 all become operative on the same day — the broadest single expansion of binding US AI law.
California enacts SB 53, the first US frontier-AI transparency law
Large frontier developers must publish safety frameworks and report catastrophic-risk incidents — the transparency-first successor to vetoed SB 1047.
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