Description

Governor of Minnesota signed Act prohibiting access to nudification technology (HF 1606/Chapter 72)

On 7 May 2026, the Governor of Minnesota signed the Act prohibiting access to nudification technology (HF 1606), which was filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota on the same day as Chapter 72 of the Laws of Minnesota 2026 and codified as Sec…

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Prohibition of goods and services
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2025-02-26
under deliberation

On 26 February 2025, the Bill prohibiting access to nudification technology (HF 1606) was introduce…

2026-04-29
adopted

On 29 April 2026, the Minnesota Senate adopted the Bill prohibiting access to nudification technolo…

2026-05-07
adopted

On 7 May 2026, the Governor of Minnesota signed the Act prohibiting access to nudification technolo…

2026-08-01
in force

On 1 August 2026, the Act prohibiting access to nudification technology (HF 1606/Chapter 72) entere…