You mean CARB vs. non-CARB state? (CARB = California Air Resources Board) There are about a dozen states besides CA that have decided to follow CARB rules.
Yes, AFAIK, gen 2 Soul EV is not coming to the US:
https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1129105_report-kia-soul-ev-not-returning-to-us-market
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/kia-soul-ev-dead-canceled/
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/07/kia-denies-report-that-the-soul-ev-is-cancelled-for-america/
https://www.electrive.com/2020/08/02/kia-soul-rumoured-to-be-cancelled-from-us-markets/
https://www.autoblog.com/2020/07/29/kia-soul-ev-dead-us/