Key takeaways
- We track how each state government governs its own use of AI, the rules that shape what agencies can buy and how. As of November 1, 2026, this tracker lists 30 executive orders, 24 laws and 83 agency policies and guidance documents.
- 19 jurisdictions (including DC) have AI executive orders or a mayor's order, and 18 states have enacted laws on state government AI use, inventories, impact assessments or AI councils.
- Procurement is becoming explicit: California's 2026 order on trusted AI procurement, Oregon's September 2026 order on AI procurement standards and Maryland's AI Governance Act all affect how agencies buy AI.
- For AI vendors, expect questions about data use, security, human review, inventories and risk assessments before a contract, and check the state's IT policy first.
State-by-state overview
Counts of executive orders, enacted laws and agency policies or guidance documents we found for each state. Select a state for details and links.
| State | Executive orders | Laws | Agency policies and guidance | AI office or council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 | — | 1 | Yes |
| Alaska | — | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | 2 | Yes |
| Arkansas | — | — | — | Yes |
| California | 5 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Colorado | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Connecticut | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Delaware | — | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| District of Columbia | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Florida | — | 1 | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | 3 | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | 2 | — |
| Idaho | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Indiana | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Iowa | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kansas | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kentucky | — | 1 | 2 | — |
| Louisiana | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Maine | 1 | — | 3 | Yes |
| Maryland | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Massachusetts | 1 | — | 1 | Yes |
| Michigan | — | — | 1 | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | 1 | Yes |
| Mississippi | — | — | 2 | Yes |
| Missouri | 1 | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | 1 | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nevada | — | — | 2 | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | 1 | — |
| New Jersey | 2 | — | 2 | Yes |
| New Mexico | — | — | — | — |
| New York | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| North Carolina | 1 | — | 2 | Yes |
| North Dakota | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ohio | — | — | 3 | Yes |
| Oklahoma | 1 | — | 2 | Yes |
| Oregon | 2 | — | 3 | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Rhode Island | 1 | — | 1 | Yes |
| South Carolina | — | — | 1 | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tennessee | — | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Texas | — | 5 | 4 | Yes |
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Vermont | — | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Virginia | 5 | — | 3 | Yes |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 5 | Yes |
| West Virginia | — | 2 | 1 | Yes |
| Wisconsin | 1 | — | 1 | Yes |
| Wyoming | — | — | 1 | — |
AI policy by state
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Alabama
Alabama's governor created a Generative AI Task Force by executive order in 2024, which issued a final report on state government use of generative AI in March 2025.
Executive orders
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Alaska
No statewide AI executive order, law or policy found as of November 2026.
Arizona
Arizona governs agency AI use through ASET's generative AI policy and procedure, and the governor named members of a statewide AI Steering Committee in 2025.
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Arkansas
Arkansas's governor launched an AI working group and an AI and Analytics Center of Excellence, which issued an initial report in February 2025.
AI office or council
California
California governs state AI use through multiple executive orders, including a 2026 order on trusted AI procurement, a statutory inventory of high-risk automated decision systems, and GenAI procurement guidelines and project lifecycle requirements.
Executive orders
- Executive Order N-12-23 on generative AI
- Executive Order N-5-26 on trusted AI procurement
- Executive Order N-6-26 on preparing workers and businesses for AI disruption
- Executive Order N-9-26 on independent AI oversight and an AI kill switch
- Executive Order N-10-26
Laws
- AB 302 (Chapter 800, Statutes of 2023)
Requires the Department of Technology to inventory high-risk automated decision systems used by state agencies.
Agency policies and guidance
Colorado
Colorado's Office of Information Technology sets a statewide generative AI policy for agencies, and state law governs agency use of facial recognition.
Laws
- SB22-113
Sets accountability and reporting requirements for state and local government agencies' use of facial recognition services and creates a related task force.
Agency policies and guidance
Connecticut
Connecticut law requires inventories and impact assessments of state agency AI systems, implemented through an OPM responsible-use framework and a published agency AI inventory.
Laws
- Public Act 23-16 (SB 1103)
Requires an inventory of AI systems used by state agencies, impact assessments, and Office of Policy and Management policies on agency AI use.
Agency policies and guidance
Delaware
Delaware created a statutory AI Commission in 2024 and the Department of Technology and Information issued a generative AI policy for agencies in 2025.
Laws
- HB 333
Creates the Delaware Artificial Intelligence Commission.
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
District of Columbia
DC's mayor set AI values and strategic benchmarks for District agencies by Mayor's Order in 2024, supported by a published AI values and strategic plan.
Executive orders
Agency policies and guidance
Florida
Florida has no AI executive order or statewide agency AI policy found; a 2024 law created a Government Technology Modernization Council covering emerging technologies including AI.
Laws
- SB 1680 (2024)
Creates the Government Technology Modernization Council, which includes study of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence in state government.
Georgia
Georgia governs agency AI use through Georgia Technology Authority enterprise policy, standard and guiding principles.
Agency policies and guidance
Hawaii
Hawaii's Chief Data Officer has issued generative AI usage guidelines and data and AI guiding principles for state agencies.
Agency policies and guidance
Idaho
Idaho's Office of Information Technology Services has issued an AI governance policy, standard and guideline for agencies.
Laws
- HB 568 (2024)
Establishes an Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, per the GovTech compilation of enacted measures.
Agency policies and guidance
Illinois
Illinois's governor created an AI Cabinet by executive order in 2026, following a statutory generative AI task force; the state supreme court has an AI policy for the judicial branch.
Executive orders
Laws
- Public Act 103-0451 (HB 3563)
Creates the Generative AI and Natural Language Processing Task Force to study AI use, including in state government.
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Indiana
Indiana governs agency AI through a Chief Data Officer policy on state agency AI systems and a 2024 statutory AI task force.
Laws
- SB 150 (2024)
Creates an AI task force to study state agency use of AI systems.
Agency policies and guidance
Iowa
Iowa's enterprise generative AI policy, effective March 31, 2025, sets procurement, training, human-fallback and prohibited-use rules for supported state agencies.
Agency policies and guidance
Kansas
Kansas governs executive branch generative AI use through statewide policy P8200.00 issued in 2023.
Agency policies and guidance
Kentucky
Kentucky enacted SB 4 in 2025 on state government AI governance, and the Commonwealth Office of Technology issued enterprise AI policy CIO-126 effective October 2025.
Laws
- SB 4 (2025)
Kentucky law on state government use of artificial intelligence.
Agency policies and guidance
Louisiana
Louisiana's governor issued 2025 executive orders on state government AI use, implemented through an Office of Technology Services acceptable use policy.
Executive orders
- Executive Order JML-25-103: State Government's Use of Artificial Intelligence
- Executive Order JML-25-109 (amended)
Agency policies and guidance
Maine
Maine replaced an earlier generative AI moratorium with a MaineIT GenAI policy in 2024, and a governor-created AI Task Force reported in October 2025.
Executive orders
Agency policies and guidance
- Generative AI (GenAI) Policy
- Cybersecurity Directive 2024-01: Generative Artificial Intelligence (moratorium extension)
- Maine Artificial Intelligence Task Force Report
AI office or council
Maryland
Maryland governs state AI use through a 2024 executive order, the AI Governance Act of 2024 covering agency inventories and high-risk AI, and DoIT's Responsible AI Policy.
Executive orders
Laws
- SB 818 - Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024
Sets requirements for state agency procurement, inventory and impact assessment of high-risk AI systems.
Agency policies and guidance
Massachusetts
Massachusetts created an AI Strategic Task Force by executive order in 2024, and EOTSS issued enterprise generative AI guidelines for agencies.
Executive orders
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Michigan
Michigan's DTMB issued guidelines and responsibilities for state agency adoption and use of AI in 2025.
Agency policies and guidance
Minnesota
Minnesota IT Services sets a security standard for public AI services and runs an AI governance alliance for agencies.
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Mississippi
Mississippi's ITS issued an AI acceptable use policy for agencies in 2025, and a statutory AI Regulation Task Force issued its first report in January 2026.
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Missouri
Missouri's governor issued Executive Order 26-02 on artificial intelligence in January 2026.
Executive orders
Montana
Montana enacted HB 178 in 2025 (signed May 5, 2025), restricting certain government uses of AI and requiring disclosures and human review.
Laws
- HB 178 (2025), codified at MCA Title 2, Ch. 21, Part 1 'Government Use of Artificial Intelligence'
Limits state and local government use of AI systems and requires disclosure and human review of certain AI-assisted decisions.
Nebraska
Nebraska's Information Technology Commission adopted AI policy 8-609 in November 2024, requiring OCIO consultation, risk assessments and disclosure for state agency AI use.
Agency policies and guidance
Nevada
Nevada's State CIO has issued AI use guidelines and an executive-branch policy on responsible and ethical AI use.
Agency policies and guidance
New Hampshire
New Hampshire's Department of Information Technology issued a code of ethics for state government use of generative AI and automated decision systems.
Agency policies and guidance
New Jersey
New Jersey created an AI Task Force by executive order in 2023 and its Office of Information Technology issued interim generative AI guidance; Governor Sherrill's EO 5 (2026) is listed in AI compilations.
Executive orders
Agency policies and guidance
- Interim Guidance on Responsible Use of Generative AI (Circular 23-OIT-007)
- Artificial Intelligence Task Force 2024 Final Report
AI office or council
New Mexico
No statewide AI executive order, law or policy found as of November 2026.
New York
New York governs agency automated decision-making through the LOADinG Act and ITS's acceptable use of AI policy, updated in June 2026.
Laws
- S7599C (2025) - LOADinG Act amendments
Amends the Legislative Oversight of Automated Decision-making in Government (LOADinG) Act governing state agency use of automated decision-making systems.
Agency policies and guidance
North Carolina
North Carolina's governor issued an AI executive order in 2025, launched an AI Leadership Council, and announced an AI strategic roadmap in July 2026.
Executive orders
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
North Dakota
North Dakota Information Technology issued a statewide AI policy and guidelines for agencies in 2024.
Agency policies and guidance
Ohio
Ohio governs agency AI through DAS policy IT-17, an AI governance framework and a chartered State AI Council.
Agency policies and guidance
- Policy IT-17: Use of Artificial Intelligence in State of Ohio Solutions
- State of Ohio AI Governance Framework
- State of Ohio AI Council Charter
AI office or council
Oklahoma
Oklahoma's governor created an emerging technologies task force by 2023 executive order, and OMES issued an AI usage standard for agencies in 2024.
Executive orders
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Oregon
Oregon created a State Government AI Advisory Council in 2023 and in September 2026 issued EO 26-26 directing the State CIO to set responsible AI procurement standards, including third-party safety review criteria.
Executive orders
- Executive Order 23-26: Establishing a State Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council
- Executive Order 26-26: Establishing Responsible Artificial Intelligence Procurement Standards for State Government
Agency policies and guidance
- Responsible AI Usage Policy (107-004-190)
- CoPilot General Use Policy (107-004-200)
- Updated Interim Generative AI Access and Usage Guidance
AI office or council
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania governs agency generative AI under a 2023 executive order and Office of Administration AI policies, updated in January 2026.
Executive orders
Agency policies and guidance
Rhode Island
Rhode Island's governor established an AI Task Force and AI and data centers of excellence by 2024 executive order; the task force issued an AI action plan in January 2026.
Executive orders
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
South Carolina
South Carolina's Department of Administration published an AI strategy for state agencies in 2024.
Agency policies and guidance
South Dakota
South Dakota's Bureau of Information and Telecommunications publishes generative AI guidelines and acceptable state use standards.
Agency policies and guidance
Tennessee
Tennessee created a statutory AI Advisory Council in 2024, which issued an action plan in November 2025, alongside enterprise generative AI policies from Strategic Technology Solutions.
Laws
- HB 2325 - Tennessee Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council Act
Creates the Tennessee Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council to recommend an action plan for AI use in state government.
Agency policies and guidance
- ISC Policy 3.00: Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Enterprise Generative AI Policy
- AI Advisory Council Action Plan
AI office or council
Texas
Texas enacted several 2025 laws on governmental AI use, including an AI division within DIR, employee AI training and TRAIGA, implemented through DIR's statewide AI acceptable use policy, code of ethics and administrative rules.
Laws
- HB 2060 (88th Legislature)
Creates an Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council to study AI systems developed or used by state agencies. - SB 1964 (89th Legislature)
Sets requirements for AI systems and data management by governmental entities. - HB 2818 (89th Legislature)
Creates an artificial intelligence division within the Department of Information Resources. - HB 3512 (89th Legislature)
Requires AI training for certain state and local government employees. - HB 149 - Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (89th Legislature)
Establishes AI governance requirements, including provisions applying to governmental entities' use of AI.
Agency policies and guidance
- Statewide AI Acceptable Use Policy
- Statewide AI Systems Code of Ethics and Minimum Standards (templates and resources)
- Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 10, Chapter 219 (Artificial Intelligence)
- Governor's ban on Chinese AI (DeepSeek) and social media apps on state devices
AI office or council
Utah
Utah's October 2026 executive order sets a 'pro-human' framework for state government AI use, including workforce AI literacy, human review of rights-affecting determinations and annual reporting, alongside an Office of AI Policy created in 2024.
Executive orders
Laws
- SB 149 - Artificial Intelligence Policy Act
Establishes the Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy and an AI learning laboratory program, along with AI disclosure requirements.
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Vermont
Vermont has a statutory Division of AI within the Agency of Digital Services and an AI Council, with a state AI code of ethics and generative AI guidelines.
Laws
- Act 132 (H.410)
Creates a Division of Artificial Intelligence within the Agency of Digital Services and an AI Council, and requires an inventory of state AI systems. - Act 137 (H.378)
Creates the Vermont Artificial Intelligence Task Force.
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Virginia
Virginia governs agency AI through VITA's AI policy standards under EO 30, and in fall 2026 the governor created an AI Task Force (EO 22) and issued a cybersecurity and AI directive (ED 6).
Executive orders
- Executive Directive No. 5: Recognizing the Risks and Seizing the Opportunities of Artificial Intelligence
- Executive Order 30: Safe Use of Artificial Intelligence
- Executive Order 51: Agentic AI regulatory review
- Executive Order 22: Establishing Virginia Data Center Accountability and AI Initiatives
- Executive Directive 6: Cybersecurity and AI threat preparedness
Agency policies and guidance
- Policy Standards for the Utilization of Artificial Intelligence by the Commonwealth of Virginia (Revision 3)
- Enterprise Architecture Standard EA-225 (Artificial Intelligence)
- COVA AI Strategy (EO 30 Task Force Report)
AI office or council
Washington
Washington governs agency AI under EO 24-01 through WaTech's statewide AI policy, generative AI procurement guidelines and high-risk AI risk assessment guidance, with a statutory AI Task Force.
Executive orders
Laws
- SB 5838
Establishes an artificial intelligence task force.
Agency policies and guidance
- Washington Artificial Intelligence Policy (DATA-04)
- Initial Procurement Guidelines for Generative AI
- Automated Decision Systems Procurement and Use Guidance
- Risk Assessments for High-Risk AI Systems (EO 24-01 guidance)
- EA-01-03-G Interim Guidelines for Purposeful and Responsible Use of Generative AI
AI office or council
West Virginia
West Virginia has a statutory AI Task Force, and the Office of Technology requires WVOT approval for AI tools and publishes approved and prohibited AI software lists for agencies.
Laws
- HB 5690 (W. Va. Code 5A-6-9)
Creates the West Virginia Task Force on Artificial Intelligence. - HB 3187
Amends the statute governing the West Virginia Task Force on Artificial Intelligence.
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Wisconsin
Wisconsin's AI executive order created a task force focused on workforce impacts, which issued an action plan in 2024; no statewide agency AI-use policy was found.
Executive orders
Agency policies and guidance
AI office or council
Wyoming
Wyoming's Enterprise Technology Services publishes guidance on ChatGPT and AI use for state agencies.
Agency policies and guidance
What this means for companies selling AI to government
- Start with the IT policy. In most states the central IT agency's AI policy or standard sets the rules agencies follow, including which tools need approval.
- Expect governance paperwork. Inventories, risk or impact assessments, data handling terms and human review requirements are common, and several laws (for example in Connecticut, Maryland and California) require them.
- Watch procurement standards. California, Oregon and Washington have issued AI procurement orders or guidelines. Build answers to their questions into your proposals.
- Find the AI office. 23 states have a named AI office, council, task force or center of excellence. These groups shape priorities and often publish roadmaps worth reading before outreach.
- Remember local government. Cities, counties and school districts often set their own AI rules, which may differ from the state's.
See also our AI prompts for government contractors and government buying signals.
How we built this tracker
We reviewed official state sources (governors' offices, legislatures and state IT agencies) and GovTech's compilation of state and local AI guidance, and linked each item to its official document wherever one was available. We include executive orders, enacted laws and agency-level policies, standards or guidance that govern state government's own use of AI. Bills that haven't been enacted aren't listed. We didn't find a statewide AI executive order, law or policy for Alaska or Arkansas or New Mexico. Spot an error or a new document? Let us know at sales@kensingtonsalesgroup.com.
How KSG helps AI and technology vendors
Kensington Sales Group helps technology companies reach the state and local leaders who decide how AI gets adopted: CIOs, chief data officers, AI councils and program leaders. Our SDRs research each agency's priorities, call the decision-makers and book meetings for your sales team. See our state and local government work.
Sources
- Official state documents, linked under each state above
- GovTech, state and local AI guidance compilation: govtech.com