AI Laws in Wyoming (WY)
No state AI law. Business-friendly regulatory environment.
What companies in Wyoming need to know about AI compliance
Wyoming's non-legislation on AI means the Wyoming Attorney General office has discretion to apply no comprehensive state privacy statute to AI-driven consumer harms as they arise.
As of 2026-07-11, Wyoming has not enacted an AI-specific statute; the Wyoming Attorney General office defers to no comprehensive state privacy statute; UDAP coverage via Wyoming Consumer Protection Act (Wyo. Stat. sec. 40-12-101). Operators across sectors in Wyoming watch federal signals first.
Three neighboring regimes create compounding exposure: Colorado (SB 24-205 — Colorado AI Act (amended 2026 by SB 26-189), penalty AG-enforced (Colorado Consumer Protection Act); up to ~$20,000 per violation), Utah (SB 149 — AI Policy Act (amended 2025 by SB 226 & SB 332), penalty Up to $2,500 per violation (administrative, Utah Div. of Consumer Protection)), and Montana (Consumer Data Privacy Act (AI provisions), penalty Up to $7,500 per violation). Multi-state Cross-Sector operators headquartered in Wyoming default to the strictest stack.
Federal law still governs Cross-Sector AI in Wyoming primarily through FTC Section 5 (15 USC 45) and NIST AI RMF 1.0. Adjacent federal authorities include Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) / NIST Cybersecurity Framework (15 U.S.C. § 6801-6809; NIST CSF 2.0); General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (for EU users) (EU Regulation 2016/679); Section 508 / ADA Title III (Digital Accessibility) (29 U.S.C. § 794(d); 42 U.S.C. § 12181). Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) / NIST Cybersecurity Framework (enforced by Federal Trade Commission; NIST) applies to saas platforms handling personal/financial data via ai must implement nist csf security standards: identify, protect, detect, respond, recover. Penalty exposure: ftc civil penalties up to $100,000/violation; private litigation for data breaches. FTC Operation AI Comply (Sep 2024) targeted five companies across sectors.
The federal and neighboring-state framework that governs your AI operations. Cross-Sector operators in Wyoming operate under a federal-dominant framework anchored by FTC Section 5 (15 USC 45) and NIST AI RMF 1.0, with adjacent authorities Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) / NIST Cybersecurity Framework (15 U.S.C. § 6801-6809; NIST CSF 2.0); General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (for EU users) (EU Regulation 2016/679); Section 508 / ADA Title III (Digital Accessibility) (29 U.S.C. § 794(d); 42 U.S.C. § 12181). FTC Operation AI Comply (Sep 2024) targeted five companies across sectors. The practical risk they have to price in is cross-sector FTC Section 5 exposure and state UDAP liability, and the bellwether signal to monitor is NIST AI RMF 1.0 (Jan 2023) is cited as the federal baseline across 30+ agency guidance documents. Colorado -- SB 24-205 — Colorado AI Act (amended 2026 by SB 26-189) sets the de-facto regional floor. Wyoming enacted a narrow synthetic-media/AI-harms law (HB 102, 2025) covering nonconsensual synthetic sexual material and AI developer liability, but its blockchain-and-technology select committee set aside broader AI-governance bills, citing free-speech concerns. Use this as a starting point; sector pages on this site go deeper into industry-specific obligations.
With 11-50 employees you can justify a half-time compliance lead and part-time external counsel on retainer. Small-stage Cross-Sector operators should deploy a named compliance lead, formal AI inventory, quarterly bias spot-checks, and a documented escalation path, with semi-annual internal audit with annual external review and ownership resting with a designated AI compliance lead reporting to the CEO. small-business budgets ($50K-$250K) justify a compliance lead plus a GRC tool such as Credo AI, Fairly, or Holistic AI. For Cross-Sector specifically, the sharpest exposure to manage is cross-sector FTC Section 5 exposure and state UDAP liability. Given Wyoming's concentration in energy, mineral extraction, and agricultural operations, oil/gas monitoring algorithms and ranching decision-support systems deserve priority in your AI inventory.
The enforcement surface for Cross-Sector centres on FTC, CFPB, State Attorneys General, and the statute operators most often under-document is General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (for EU users) (EU Regulation 2016/679) — a gap that surfaces in cross-sector FTC Section 5 exposure disputes. Build an evidence binder covering AI inventory, risk-tier register, incident-response runbook, and board-level AI risk report. Treat NIST AI RMF 1.0 (Jan 2023) is cited as the federal baseline across 30+ agency guidance documents as your leading indicator and escalate when the signal shifts.
Verified 2026-07-11. See https://www.wyoleg.gov/ for the Wyoming Attorney General public record on Wyoming AI policy.
No state AI law — but this federal framework still applies in Wyoming
Wyoming has not enacted its own AI-specific statute. That does not mean AI is unregulated here: the U.S. federal framework below is in force in Wyoming exactly as it is in every other state. Each authority links to its official government source. This is the cross-sector baseline — see the federal AI tracker for bills moving through Congress, and the industry pages below for sector-specific obligations.
Prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting commerce. AI-generated marketing content that deceives consumers — synthetic testimonials, undisclosed AI-created imagery, deceptive personalization, dark patterns amplified by AI — is actionable under Section 5.
Applies the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures four-fifths rule to AI hiring tools. Employer is liable for discriminatory AI outputs even when the tool is built and operated by a third-party vendor.
AI hiring and performance monitoring systems must accommodate individuals with disabilities. Must not eliminate essential job functions or require unnecessary testing.
AI credit and background check systems used in rental decisions must be transparent and non-discriminatory.
Voluntary framework organizing AI risk into Govern, Map, Measure, and Manage functions. A manufacturing-focused profile is under development. Framework is referenced in federal-contractor expectations and in agency best-practice guidance.
Recent AI law developments in Wyoming
Updated July 10, 2026Recent news coverage of AI regulation and policy in Wyoming. Headlines are aggregated automatically; follow each link for the full story.
AI bills moving through the Wyoming legislature
Updated July 12, 2026AI-related bills currently tracked in the Wyoming legislature, updated automatically from Open States and the state legislature's own official record. Follow each link for the official bill text, sponsors, and status history.
AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; specifying that using artificial intelligence to commit a criminal offense shall not be a defense to the offense; establishing criminal offenses concerning the use of synthetic sexual material or artificial intelligence against children; establishing criminal offenses concerning the use of artificial intelligence to promote self-harm or to censor political speech; providing immunity for developers of artificial intelligence systems as specified; specifying penalties; providing and amending definitions; providing causes of action; and providing for an effective date.
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AN ACT relating to administration of the government; prohibiting government entities from using artificial intelligence to calculate and assign social scores; prohibiting government entities from using artificial intelligence to identify persons using biometric data or gathering of images; providing exceptions; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.
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AN ACT relating to the administration of the government; prohibiting governmental entities from using biometric data to identify a person or verify a person's identity; prohibiting governmental entities from using geolocation data to identify the location of a person or motor vehicle; prohibiting governmental entities from using automatic license plate reader systems to identify motor vehicles or collect fees on highways; prohibiting governmental entities from contracting with third party vendors to use biometric data, geolocation data and automatic license plate reader systems; requiring governmental entities to adopt policies as specified; providing exceptions; providing a civil cause of action; amending the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.
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The EU AI Act applies to any company serving EU customers, even if you're based in Wyoming. Penalties reach €35M or 7% of global revenue. Deadline: August 2, 2026.
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