The pace of US state AI regulation surged in late March and early April 2026, with nineteen new AI bills signed into law in roughly two weeks, raising the 2026 total from 6 to 25. Utah alone passed eight bills covering deepfake intimate image bans, insurer AI disclosure requirements, and school screen-time limits; Washington enacted four on chatbot transparency and child exploitation content; Oregon regulated AI companion/romantic-relationship platforms; and Idaho established a framework for generative AI in K-12 education. As of April 13, Nebraska passed a chatbot safety act requiring AI services to disclose they are not human, Maryland enacted an algorithmic pricing bill, and Maine banned AI-delivered therapy by unlicensed parties, per the Troutman weekly tracker.