Despite introducing over 100 bills this year to regulate AI, congressional lawmakers failed to pass any comprehensive legislation. In the absence of federal regulation, all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Washington, D.C., introduced AI regulatory bills this year, with 38 states adopting about 100 measures.

HARRISBURG — Two local legislators, one a Republican, one a Democrat, one on the House and one in the Senate, are continuing to press forward with efforts to regulate artificial intelligence, or AI, despite an executive order from President Trump punishing states that take such action.

The executive order is the latest in a series of attempts by the Trump administration to hold back state-level AI rules. But many Republicans are also uncomfortable with the effort.

Experts say if your company is using AI tools, you’re not off the hook in complying with local anti-discrimination laws.

State leaders say the executive order centralizing artificial intelligence oversight could override Oklahoma laws and put rural internet funding at risk.

On 11 December 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) titled, “Ensuring A National Policy Framework For Artificial Intelligence,” signaling a major shift in US AI policy. The EO aims to replace a patchwork of State regulations with a unified federal approach,

President Trump has picked a fight with allied MAGA conservatives on Capitol Hill by issuing an executive order to chill state efforts to regulate AI, a proposal similar to one that conservative

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Some Utah leaders, including Gov. Spencer Cox, have expressed dismay at the order that clamps down on states' ability to regulate artificial intelligence.