An interactive, sourced tracker across four categories. Filter the map, then hover or tap a state. Updated October 2026 · Not legal advice — verify with the official source.
Enacted law
Pending bill
Restricted / banned
Restricted — non-statutory (policy/court)
Mixed status
No specific law
In “All laws,” a state is green only when every law on the books is enacted. If it also has something pending, restricted, or banned, it shows as Mixed — open the state to see each category. Switch filters for the precise status of a single category.
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Use the filters above to switch categories — AI police reports, investigations, facial recognition, or broad government-AI laws — then hover or tap any state to see every law that applies, with sources. Only California and Utah have enacted AI police-report laws; about 15 states regulate police facial recognition.
The data, state by state
As of October 2026: 2 states have enacted AI police-report laws (CA SB 524, UT SB 180); New Jersey has a pending bill directing an Attorney General study, while Minnesota's prohibition bill lapsed at the May 2026 adjournment and New York's 2026 police-AI and facial-recognition bills lapsed when the Legislature adjourned sine die on June 5, 2026; Connecticut has a statewide, non-statutory prosecutorial restriction on AI-drafted reports and New Jersey requires facial-recognition disclosure through case law (State v. Miles, June 2026 — both shown in orange), while King County, WA, Wayne County, MI, and Hays County, TX have local restrictions that do not set statewide law; ~15 states regulate law-enforcement facial recognition (Virginia's rules tightened on July 1, 2026 to require statutory authorization and a warrant), and every 2026 facial-recognition bill tracked here (NY, IL, WI, SC, WV, WY) failed or lapsed; and several public-sector AI-governance laws and executive orders (TX TRAIGA + SB 1964, CA, CT, MD, VT, KY, IN, NY, WA EO 24-01, OR EO 26-26) reach law-enforcement AI use. Colorado's AI Act was repealed and replaced (SB 26-189, eff. 2027); policing is not a covered domain, so it does not reach law enforcement. In the “All laws” view, green marks states where every applicable law is enacted; states combining enacted laws with pending, restricted, or non-statutory measures are shown as Mixed. Sources linked per state. This tracker is informational and not legal advice.