Washington
AI-content disclosure obligation
HB 1170 (content provenance)
Mark the output as AI-generated. This duty falls on the AI tool/platform, not on the individual creator publishing with it. A platform's own automatic AI label does not satisfy this duty on its own.
Not yet in force — signed into law but doesn't bind anyone yet (effective February 1, 2027).
- Effective
- 2027-02-01
- Applies to
- provider
- Extraterritorial
- No
- Penalty
- No specific fine schedule found — enforced by the AG as a per se unfair/deceptive practice; no private right of action
Notes
- NOT YET IN FORCE as of the last verification date — effective 2027-02-01.
- Signed by Governor Ferguson, late March 2026. Same >1M-user provider-level structure as California/Utah.
Open items before this is fully reliable
- Washington also has at least two OTHER, separate AI-related laws not modeled here: SSB 5886 (deepfake/personality-rights, eff. 2026-06-11) and HB 2225 (companion-chatbot disclosure, eff. 2027-01-01) — distinct from this content-provenance law.
Pending / recent legislation
Not enacted statutes Preclearance calculates against yet — tracked bills, checked against the legislature's own bill-status page rather than a news summary.
Protecting the interests of minor children featured on for-profit family vlogs. Would have required trust set-asides (30% content threshold) and an 18+ deletion right. Introduced 2025, carried over into 2026 by resolution, but never received a committee vote in either year — died when the Washington Legislature's 2026 session adjourned sine die on 2026-03-12.
Sponsor: Reps. Reeves, Ramel, Pollet
https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1820&Year=2025Checked 2026-09-01