The White House released a National AI Legislative Framework on March 20, 2026 recommending federal preemption of state-level AI regulations, creating compliance uncertainty for organizations currently operating under state AI governance requirements such as California AB 2013, Colorado SB 205, or Texas HB 1709. This is a policy signal rather than binding law; no legislation has been enacted, and the framework is contested, with CSIS analysis arguing that state preemption may weaken U.S. technology leadership. Organizations should document current state AI compliance baselines, monitor congressional activity via Congress.gov, and begin aligning internal AI governance policies to NIST AI RMF 1.0 as a framework-neutral hedge against transition-period regulatory conflict.