AI Law Graveyard, Edition 3: 8 AI Bills That Died (And the Lessons Buried With Them)
Bill-tracker dashboards count dead bills as live coverage. We don't. 8 vetoed, enjoined, and quietly-killed AI measures — what they would have done, who killed them, and what filled the void.
Bill-tracker dashboards love to brag about how many AI bills they "cover." Most of those bills are dead — vetoed, gutted on a suspense file, pulled from markup, or blown up by a federal judge — and the trackers leave the corpses in the count without telling you. This column does the opposite: it treats the graveyard as the most useful part of AI policy. See the full archive of dead bills at /topics and what is still alive at the Bill Tracker.
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VETOED
1. Maryland HB 1316 — Youth Tech and Social Media Guide
MD · vetoedRequiring the National Center for School Mental Health at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to develop and publish a youth-centric technology and social media resource guide by the 2027-2028 school year; requiring the guide to be distributed, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, to each public school and the parent teacher organization for each public school and posted on the websites of the Department and each county board; etc.
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EXPIRED
2. CA AB 730 (2019, expired)
CA · expiredCalifornia AB 730 (Berman, 2019) was the first California law criminalizing materially deceptive election deepfakes within 60 days of an election. The statute included a sunset clause and expired on January 1, 2023 — replaced and expanded by AB 2655 / AB 2839 / AB 2355 in 2024 (both AB 2655 and AB 2839 were subsequently enjoined).
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EXPIRED
3. Colorado SB 318 — AI Consumer
CO · expiredConcerning consumer protections in interactions with artificial intelligence systems.
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EXPIRED
4. Maryland SB 1025 — Commercial Law
MD · expiredEstablishing that each individual and a certain right holder have the right to authorize the use of the voice or visual likeness of the individual in a digital replica; providing that the right does not expire on the death of the individual and is transferable or licensable in a certain manner; providing that the right terminates after a certain period of time; requiring an online service to designate an agent for certain purposes; requiring the Secretary of State to maintain and make available certain information; etc.
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EXPIRED
5. Minnesota HF 3144 — Funding Provided
MN · expiredFunding provided to support medical supply delivery by small unmanned aircraft, and money appropriated.
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EXPIRED
6. Virginia SB 365 — Fostering Access
VA · expiredFostering Access, Innovation, and Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence Act established. Establishes the Fostering Access, Innovation, and Responsibility in Artificial Intelligence Act (FAIR AI Act) that requires a developer of a base artificial intelligence model, as defined in the bill, to clearly and conspicuously disclose, in a manner that is appropriate for the medium of the content and is easily accessible to the user of such model, in the terms of service governing the use of such model, certain elements related to the artificial intelligence system. The bill creates the FAIR AI Enf
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EXPIRED
7. Minnesota SF 3550 — Deep Fake
MN · expiredDeep fake election crimes modifications and disqualification of a convicted person from holding elected office provision
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EXPIRED
8. CT SB 2 (died)
CT · expiredConnecticut SB 2 was a comprehensive AI bill mirroring Colorado SB24-205. Passed the Senate in 2024 but was never called for a House vote after Governor Lamont opposition over potential business impact.
Every entry above is a real, sourced record — click through to the full disposition on the live map. The AI Law Graveyard runs on a rotating schedule alongside our jurisdiction and topic briefs. Browse the full archive of vetoed, repealed, expired, and court-blocked AI laws at /topics; what is still alive is at the Bill Tracker.