159 regulations tracked 51 states · 5 categories Official legislative sources

How much state regulation is already law?

156 of 159 tracked regulations are already enacted across 51 states, with 3 still moving through statehouses.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, IAPP, EWG, Repair.org, and official state legislative records compiled here, this archive currently lists 159 regulations across 51 jurisdictions, current as of July 2026. See the methodology.

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State tracker scores

2025 · weighted counts of enacted rules, normalized to the top result

  1. California 100
  2. Colorado 76
  3. Texas 69
  4. Connecticut 62
  5. Illinois 62
  6. Minnesota 62

California leads at 100, 1.6× the #6 score.

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156
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The national picture

159 state regulations across 5 policy areas - 156 already enacted, 3 still pending, spanning 51 US jurisdictions, led by California.

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regulations tracked
156
enacted into law
51
states covered
California
highest tracker score

Curated from official state legislative records, IAPP, NCSL, EWG and Repair.org trackers, every entry links to its primary source.

Enacted regulations by year

State laws marked enacted in the PlainRegWatch archive since 2015

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Regulation Categories

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AI Regulation

Laws governing the development and deployment of artificial intelligence systems, including requirements for transparency, bias prevention, and consumer notification.

10 enacted
🔒

Data Privacy

Comprehensive consumer data privacy laws regulating how businesses collect, process, store, and share personal information.

21 enacted
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Employment & Worker Protection

Pay transparency requirements, non-compete restrictions, predictive scheduling mandates, and other worker protection regulations.

107 enacted
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Food Chemical Bans

State laws banning or restricting harmful food additives, synthetic dyes, and chemicals from food products and school meals.

8 enacted 3 pending
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Right to Repair

Laws requiring manufacturers to provide consumers and independent repair shops with tools, parts, software, and documentation to fix devices.

10 enacted

Catalog volume is not pending share

According to the PlainRegWatch five-category archive, Employment & Worker Protection is #1 of 5 by catalog volume (107 rules, 0 pending) at pending-share #2 (0%) ≠ Food Chemical Bans #1 pending share (27.3%, 3 of 11 still pending, volume #3).

Data Privacy

Volume rank #2 of 5 (21 tracked rules, 0 pending) versus pending-share rank #2 (0% still pending).

Food Chemical Bans

Volume rank #3 of 5 (11 tracked rules, 3 pending) versus pending-share rank #1 (27.3% still pending).

AI Regulation

Volume rank #4 of 5 (10 tracked rules, 0 pending) versus pending-share rank #2 (0% still pending).

Right to Repair

Volume rank #4 of 5 (10 tracked rules, 0 pending) versus pending-share rank #2 (0% still pending).

State tracker scores, mapped

Each tile is a state, shaded by its 0–100 tracker score (weighted counts of records marked enacted across five covered categories, normalized to the top result). Not enforcement strength or an official rating. Click a state for its full regulation profile. Source: PlainRegWatch curation of official state legislative records.
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Scale: 17–34 34–50 50–67 67–83 83–100
View all 51 states as a list
  1. California: 100
  2. Colorado: 76
  3. Texas: 69
  4. Connecticut: 62
  5. Illinois: 62
  6. Minnesota: 62
  7. New York: 62
  8. Oregon: 62
  9. Washington: 62
  10. Delaware: 59
  11. Virginia: 59
  12. Utah: 55
  13. Florida: 48
  14. Maryland: 48
  15. Massachusetts: 48
  16. New Jersey: 48
  17. Rhode Island: 48
  18. Vermont: 48
  19. Alabama: 34
  20. District of Columbia: 34
  21. Hawaii: 34
  22. Maine: 34
  23. Nevada: 34
  24. North Dakota: 34
  25. Oklahoma: 34
  26. Pennsylvania: 34
  27. Indiana: 31
  28. Iowa: 31
  29. Kentucky: 31
  30. Montana: 31
  31. Nebraska: 31
  32. New Hampshire: 31
  33. Tennessee: 31
  34. Arizona: 28
  35. Louisiana: 28
  36. West Virginia: 28
  37. Alaska: 17
  38. Arkansas: 17
  39. Georgia: 17
  40. Idaho: 17
  41. Kansas: 17
  42. Michigan: 17
  43. Mississippi: 17
  44. Missouri: 17
  45. New Mexico: 17
  46. North Carolina: 17
  47. Ohio: 17
  48. South Carolina: 17
  49. South Dakota: 17
  50. Wisconsin: 17
  51. Wyoming: 17

Top 10 states by tracker score

#1

California

12 enacted, 0 pending
100
tracker score
#2

Colorado

8 enacted, 0 pending
76
tracker score
#3

Texas

5 enacted, 0 pending
69
tracker score
#4

Connecticut

6 enacted, 0 pending
62
tracker score
#5

Illinois

8 enacted, 1 pending
62
tracker score
#6

Minnesota

5 enacted, 0 pending
62
tracker score
#7

New York

7 enacted, 1 pending
62
tracker score
#8

Oregon

8 enacted, 0 pending
62
tracker score
#9

Washington

7 enacted, 0 pending
62
tracker score
#10

Delaware

4 enacted, 0 pending
59
tracker score

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enacted

Texas Right to Repair Act

Texas 2026-09-01
enacted

California AI Transparency Act

California 2026-08-02
enacted

Arizona School Ultraprocessed Food Ban

Arizona 2026-08-01
enacted

Connecticut Right to Repair Act

Connecticut 2026-07-01
enacted

Maryland TIME Act (Family/Medical Leave) + Healthy Working Families Act

Maryland 2026-07-01
enacted

Colorado AI Act

Colorado 2026-06-30
enacted

Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act

Indiana 2026-01-01
enacted

Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act

Kentucky 2026-01-01

Regulation Guides

Plain-language guides to help you understand the most important US state regulatory developments.

State Privacy Laws Guide

20+ states with data privacy laws, key requirements and compliance strategies.

AI Regulation Tracker

Colorado AI Act, NYC Local Law 144, and emerging state AI governance.

Employment Law Guide

50-state guide to wages, leave, non-competes, and pay transparency.

Food Chemical Bans

Which states ban Red Dye 3, bromate, BVO, and other food additives.

Right to Repair Laws

Consumer electronics and agricultural equipment repair legislation.

What the data shows

Tracked coverage is concentrated and uneven - California leads while many states have only a handful of records in this dataset.

  • California has the highest portal tracker score (100/100) across the five covered policy areas, a coverage measure, not enforcement strength. View California
  • PlainRegWatch tracks 159 regulations across 51 states - 156 already enacted, 3 still pending. See rankings
  • Worker protection and data privacy are the busiest policy areas; AI regulation is the fastest-emerging. Browse categories

Figures reflect regulations currently tracked from official state legislative records; coverage expands as new laws are enacted.

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About this data

How PlainRegWatch works, and why you can trust these entries

What this site is

PlainRegWatch tracks US state regulations across five categories, data privacy, AI regulation, food chemical bans, right to repair, and employment protection, curating 159 regulations across 51 jurisdictions from official legislative sources.

Editorial process

  1. Source. Identify each regulation through primary tracking sources (IAPP, NCSL, EWG, Repair.org) or direct monitoring of state legislative activity.
  2. Verify. Check the regulation against official state legislative text or agency guidance to confirm enactment status and effective date.
  3. Publish. Summarize key provisions, effective date and compliance impact, tagged with status and a last-verified date, and link back to the official source document.

Editorial independence & corrections

The PlainRegWatch is independent and accepts no payment, sponsorship, or promoted placement. Found an error or an outdated entry? File a correction via the contact page, and we respond within 72 hours and publish corrections with a visible revision note. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.

Frequently asked

What is PlainRegWatch?

PlainRegWatch tracks US state regulations across five key categories: data privacy, AI regulation, food chemical bans, right to repair, and employment protection. We curate data from official legislative sources to help businesses, researchers, and consumers understand the regulatory landscape.

Where does the data come from?

Data is curated from official state legislature records, IAPP privacy trackers, NCSL legislation databases, EWG food additive trackers, Repair.org right-to-repair legislation tracker, and law firm compliance guides. Each regulation includes a source URL for verification.

Is this legal advice?

No. PlainRegWatch provides general informational summaries of state regulations. This is not legal advice and should not be relied upon for compliance decisions. Always consult a qualified attorney for legal guidance specific to your situation.

Download the regulation-level extract used on this homepage: state-regulation-landscape.csv. National reference on statistics.

Every figure on PlainRegWatch is rendered from curated state legislative and Federal Register source data, no number is typed in by an editor. National counts and the choropleth use the same regulations table as every state and category page. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026. Tracker scores and rule counts are curated records in five tracked categories - not enforcement strength, legal advice, a complete inventory of US law, or a live bill-status feed.