The Washington State AI Task Force, established by the legislature in 2024, published its Interim Report on December 1, 2025. The Final Report is due July 1, 2026. The Task Force was mandated to evaluate current and potential uses of AI in Washington, recommend regulatory and legislative actions, and ensure responsible AI usage across public and private sectors.
The Interim Report recommends significant investment in statewide AI literacy, including expanded K-12 STEM and computing education, enhanced teacher training, improved broadband access, and development of privacy-protective AI systems for classroom use. It is also considering further recommendations on AI in education, labour, consumer protection, and healthcare.
Separately, Washington state lawmakers introduced a slate of AI regulation bills in the 2026 session covering discrimination, AI use in schools, and obligations on companies building emotionally responsive AI products.
Who it affects: The Task Force recommendations address K-12 students and educators (through expanded computing education), workers (through AI literacy programmes), and the general public (through literacy and fraud prevention efforts).
What is notably missing: The Interim Report contains recommendations only; no legislation has been enacted from its findings yet. The Task Force is advisory. No binding curriculum mandate, employer training obligation, or enforcement mechanism has been created as a result of its work to date.