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Massachusetts AI laws: what's in force, and what's coming
Massachusetts has no comprehensive AI statute; its main AI-specific law is a 2024 act that criminalizes distributing sexual images made or altered by computer, and the Attorney General has advised that existing consumer protection and anti-discrimination laws apply to AI. Two House-passed bills on election deepfakes and AI disclosure in political ads stalled in the Senate in 2026, leaving the state without an election deepfake rule.
01 / State law
Massachusetts's AI laws
| Law | Citation | Status | Effective | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act to prevent abuse and exploitation (sexual deepfakes) | H 4744 (193rd), Chapter 118 of the Acts of 2024; G.L. c. 265, § 43A | In force | Makes it a crime to distribute nude or sexual images of a person without consent, including images created or altered by computer ('digitization'). |
02 / Bills
Bills that failed, stalled or were vetoed
| Bill | Citation | Status | Date | What it would have covered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Act to protect against election misinformation | H 5093 (194th) | Pending | Would ban distributing materially deceptive media about candidates or the voting process within 90 days of an election; passed the House 154-3 on Feb 11, 2026. | |
| Synthetic media disclosure in political advertising | H 5094 (194th) | Pending | Would require AI-generated audio or video in political ads to carry a disclosure at start and end; fines up to $1,000; passed the House 157-0. |
03 / Government use
Rules for the state's own AI use
Executive Order No. 629, establishing an AI Strategic Task Force
04 / Lawyers
State bar guidance on AI
Supreme Judicial Court interim guidelines for use of generative AI (court personnel, not a bar ethics opinion)
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