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Research report 04 / Proposal to enforcement

AI Policy Implementation Clock

Policy actions, effective dates, status movement, jurisdictions, and implementation lag.

Archived snapshotv1Aug 27, 2026
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Policy actions
5

Verified records

Jurisdictions
4

Named geographies

Median lead time
0 days

Announcement to effective date

Effective dates
4

Explicitly disclosed

Interactive figurePolicy clock
CSV JSON
Data status3 verified observations

Bar height represents actions. Colors separate the recorded series.

Verified observationHover or focus any mark for exact valuesLast updated Aug 27, 2026

Version ledger

Frozen public editions

Each edition preserves the records, method, sources, and downloads available at publication time.

  1. v19 / latestSep 16, 202638 records / 40 sources

    +8 records; +3 sources; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 38 records.

  2. v18Sep 15, 202630 records / 37 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 30 records.

  3. v17Sep 14, 202629 records / 36 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 29 records.

  4. v16Sep 13, 202628 records / 35 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 28 records.

  5. v15Sep 12, 202627 records / 34 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 27 records.

  6. v14Sep 11, 202626 records / 33 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 26 records.

  7. v13Sep 10, 202625 records / 32 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions. The frozen snapshot contains 25 records.

  8. v12Sep 9, 202624 records / 31 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions. The frozen snapshot contains 24 records.

  9. v11Sep 6, 202623 records / 30 sources

    +1 sources; updated Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 23 records.

  10. v10Sep 5, 202623 records / 29 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 23 records.

  11. v9Sep 4, 202622 records / 28 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 22 records.

  12. v8Sep 3, 202621 records / 27 sources

    +4 records; +4 sources; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions. The frozen snapshot contains 21 records.

  13. v7Sep 2, 202617 records / 23 sources

    +7 records; +9 sources; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions. The frozen snapshot contains 17 records.

  14. v6Sep 1, 202610 records / 14 sources

    +1 records; +6 sources; updated Policy actions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 10 records.

  15. v5Aug 31, 20269 records / 8 sources

    +1 records; +2 sources; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 9 records.

  16. v4Aug 29, 20268 records / 6 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 8 records.

  17. v3Aug 28, 20267 records / 5 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions. The frozen snapshot contains 7 records.

  18. v2Aug 27, 20266 records / 5 sources

    +1 records; +1 sources; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 6 records.

  19. v1Aug 27, 20265 records / 4 sources

    Initial public snapshot with 5 records and 4 cited sources.

Coverage note

Policy implementation can change after publication. Every record retains its source evidence and update timestamp.

Dataset ID
spd:policy-implementation
Stable URL
/research/policy-implementation
Version
v1
Coverage
2026-04-20/2026-08-02
Records
5
Fields
6
Updated

Read the data

The records behind the figure

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AI Policy Implementation Clock data records
Action dateJurisdictionAuthorityActionStatusEffective
2026-04-20United States (federal)U.S. Representative Blake Moore, U.S. CongressIntroduced federal bill (AI Children’s Toy Safety Act) calling for a ban on the manufacture and sale of children’s toys that incorporate AI chatbots.introduced—
2026-07-14New York, United StatesGovernor Kathy Hochul, New York Department of Environmental ConservationTemporarily pauses certain state environmental permits and approvals for construction or expansion of data centers with electricity demand of at least 50 megawatts.effective2026-07-14
2026-07-31VirginiaVirginia State Corporation CommissionOrder requiring mandatory contribution in aid of construction (CIAC) for certain direct-connect substations and transmission lines serving new large-load facilitiesissued2026-07-31
2026-08-02European UnionEuropean Unionrequires AI system providers serving the EU market to mark AI-generated contenteffective2026-08-02
2026-08-02European UnionEuropean Commission AI Office, National authorities of EU member statesBegan enforcing major Artificial Intelligence Act provisions covering prohibited AI practices, general-purpose AI models, and transparency requirements.effective2026-08-02

Measurement technique

How to read this report

  1. 01The clock uses the earliest verified action date and explicit effective date.
  2. 02Statuses are preserved as disclosed and normalized conservatively.
  3. 03Missing effective dates remain missing and do not enter lag calculations.

Sources

Evidence

4 publishers supporting 4 records. Expand a publisher to inspect its cited pages.

anthropic.comanthropic.com1 source / 1 record
How Claude's text watermarking works1 supporting record
democratandchronicle.comdemocratandchronicle.com1 source / 1 record
New York AI data center fight comes to Geneva, Seneca Lake Monday - Democrat and Chronicle1 supporting record
heartland.orgheartland.org1 source / 1 record
PRESS RELEASE: European Union Begins Enforcing Sweeping Artificial Intelligence Act - The Heartland Institute1 supporting record
WIREDwired.com1 source / 1 record
The new Wild West of AI kids’ toys1 supporting record
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