AI Legislative Update: July 3, 2026

This roundup catalogs a wave of state AI laws signed in late June 2026, including California's AB 2148 (June 30) requiring public school employees to be humans and Rhode Island's June 25 package of chatbot-safety, AI-therapy, and healthcare-AI-disclosure measures. It also tracks bills sent to governors, including New Jersey's Kids Code Act and New York's June 1 package covering kids chatbot safety, AI training-data transparency, the FAIR News Act, a data center moratorium, and a surveillance-pricing ban.