Introduced 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
—
2026-07-01
Thailand
Electronic Transactions Development Agency, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society
Published the Draft Artificial Intelligence Act for consultation, proposing risk-based AI controls and requirements that could include local processing for designated uses.
proposed
—
2026-07-01
United States federal procurement
General Services Administration
GSA added LLM-specific safeguards for contractors processing government data to its acquisition regulation.
scheduled to take effect
2026-10-19
2026-07-14
New York, United States
Governor Kathy Hochul, New York Department of Environmental Conservation
Temporarily pauses certain state environmental permits and approvals for construction or expansion of data centers with electricity demand of at least 50 megawatts.
effective
2026-07-14
2026-07-29
Germany
German Federal Cabinet, German Federal Ministry of the Interior
Approved a draft law establishing a legal basis for AI use in visa, residence, and asylum procedures.
proposed
—
2026-07-31
Virginia
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Order requiring mandatory contribution in aid of construction (CIAC) for certain direct-connect substations and transmission lines serving new large-load facilities
issued
2026-07-31
2026-07-31
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP)
Published and brought into effect Implementing Regulations governing the use of copyrighted works in AI development and compulsory licensing for Arabic translations.
effective
2026-07-31
2026-08-01
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota Legislature, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Minnesota enacted and brought into effect a law prohibiting the creation, use, and promotion of nonconsensual AI-generated nude images of identifiable people.
effective
2026-08-01
2026-08-01
Madison County, Illinois, United States
Judge Sarah D. Smith, Third Judicial Circuit of Illinois
Issued a standing order governing attorneys’ use of AI in civil litigation and an addendum permitting specified administrative and drafting uses of AI by the court while reserving adjudication to the judge.
issued
—
2026-08-01
United States
U.S. District Court, Judge Rita F. Lin
Ordered the administration to lift its ban excluding Anthropic technology from federal agencies and held the supply-chain-risk designation unlawful.
effective
—
2026-08-02
European Union and Germany
BaFin, Federal Network Agency
The EU AI Regulation became directly applicable across the European Union, and Germany’s AI-MIG assigned BaFin market-surveillance responsibility for AI systems directly related to regulated financial activities.
effective
2026-08-02
2026-08-02
European Union
European Commission, European AI Office
Enforced EU AI Act obligations for general-purpose AI providers and began requesting information related to model security, evaluations, monitoring and serious-incident reporting.
effective
2026-08-02
2026-08-02
European Union
European Commission AI Office, National authorities of EU member states
Began enforcing major Artificial Intelligence Act provisions covering prohibited AI practices, general-purpose AI models, and transparency requirements.
effective
2026-08-02
2026-08-02
European Union
European Union
requires AI system providers serving the EU market to mark AI-generated content
effective
2026-08-02
2026-08-18
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania governor
Signed an executive order requiring AI data center projects to comply with GRID Requirements and meet local-support, power, water, and air-quality standards before state permitting
enacted
2026-08-18
2026-08-26
Georgia, United States
Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation
Issued a standing order requiring disclosure and certification of AI use in filings and disclosure of AI-generated evidence submitted to the Board.
effective
2026-08-26
2026-08-27
United States
U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Commerce
Introduced legislation directing the Commerce Department to promote qualified open AI models and assess foreign adversary model risks
proposed
—
2026-08-31
European Union
European Commission
Designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act
effective
2026-08-31
2026-08-31
European Union
European Commission
Designated ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox as very large online platforms under the Digital Services Act, imposing enhanced online-safety obligations.
announced
—
2026-09-01
G20
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, US Department of Commerce
The United States is seeking G20 agreement to the Carolina Principles, which would commit governments to avoid creating new AI regulatory bodies.
proposed
—
2026-09-01
New York City, New York, United States
New York City Department of Education
Plans to prohibit student-facing generative AI and AI tutoring software for students in 2-K through eighth grade and restrict classroom AI use in high school.
proposed
—
2026-09-01
G20 member countries
G20 member countries, United States
Advocated adoption of principles to avoid entirely new AI regulations and focus rules on novel AI situations
proposed
—
2026-09-01
United States
U.S. Congress
Introduced proposed legislation requiring advanced AI developers to conduct pre-release safety testing, undergo independent audits, file standardized reports, and exercise a legal duty of care.
proposed
—
2026-09-01
G20
United States government, U.S. Department of Commerce
Urge G20 members to adopt the Carolina Principles and avoid creating new AI regulatory organizations
proposed
—
2026-09-01
Eatonville, Florida, United States
Eatonville Town Council
Consider an amendment increasing daily penalties for missed data-center milestones and authorizing the town to withhold the final certificate of occupancy until site commitments are met
proposed
—
2026-09-01
G20 member states
United States government, G20 governments
The United States will seek G20 governments' commitment to avoid creating new regulatory bodies for artificial intelligence.
proposed
—
2026-09-01
California, United States
California Governor Gavin Newsom
Signed more than 20 AI-related bills into California law, including measures on AI transparency, disclosures, and industry-specific AI use.
enacted
—
2026-09-02
New York City
Office of the Mayor of New York City
Introduced a one-year ban on generative AI use by students through eighth grade and prohibited companion chatbots across all grades.
proposed
—
2026-09-02
New York City
Mayor Zohran Mamdani
New York City public schools ban generative AI use by students below ninth grade for one year
announced
—
2026-09-02
New York City
New York City Mayor
New York City announced a one-year prohibition on student-facing generative AI for public school students through eighth grade and banned AI companion chatbots for students in all grades.
announced
—
2026-09-03
United States
U.S. Congress
Sanders and Casar announced plans for legislation to prohibit superintelligent AI development and deployment and pause advanced AI development pending federal safety rules.
proposed
—
2026-09-04
Minnesota, United States
Minnesota Legislature, Minnesota Governor, United States federal court
Minnesota enacted a law banning the creation of non-consensual sexualized images and videos using AI; a federal judge denied xAI’s motion to block the law.
effective
2026-08-01
2026-09-08
United Kingdom
UK Parliament
Alex Sobel introduced a bill proposing to ban the development, deployment, and operation of artificial superintelligence and authorize government monitoring and controls across its supply chain.
proposed
—
2026-09-09
California, United States
California Governor Gavin Newsom, California Legislature
Signed Senate Bill 813 and Assembly Bill 1405 into law, establishing state vetting, registration, and standards for third-party AI safety auditors.
enacted
—
2026-09-10
California, United States
California Governor Gavin Newsom
California enacted laws restricting addictive social-media features for children under 16, banning AI companion-chatbot toys, requiring chatbot parental controls and safety assessments, and expanding criminal penalties for AI-generated child sexual-abuse material.
enacted
—
2026-09-10
California, United States
California Governor, California Legislature, California Attorney General
California enacted SB 1119, imposing child-safety, product-design, audit, disclosure, and civil-liability requirements on covered AI companion-chatbot operators.
enacted
2027-07-01
2026-09-11
United Kingdom
House of Commons, UK Government
Alex Sobel tabled a bill that would prohibit the creation of artificial superintelligence.
proposed
—
2026-09-14
United Kingdom
UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights
Recommended that the UK government introduce comprehensive AI legislation and establish an independent AI oversight body with enforcement powers.
proposed
—
2026-09-15
United States
U.S. Congress
Introduce legislation conditioning federal transportation funding on state restrictions for automated license plate readers
proposed
—
2026-09-15
United Kingdom
UK House of Commons, UK Parliament Human Rights Committee
A bill was tabled in the House of Commons to prohibit the creation of artificial superintelligence; the Human Rights Committee separately called for a new AI regulatory framework and independent oversight body.
proposed
—
2026-09-15
Orange County, Florida, United States
Orange County Board of County Commissioners
Proposed a temporary moratorium of at least one year on AI data center applications while studying county regulations and seeking community input.
proposed
—
2026-09-15
United States
U.S. Congress
Sanders said he would introduce legislation to pause advanced AI development and permanently ban development of artificial super-intelligence.
proposed
—
2026-09-15
United States
United States Congress
The proposed FRONTIER Act would require the largest AI companies to submit large language models to independent audits and disclose model reports and safety incidents.
proposed
—
2026-09-15
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
The House is expected to vote on the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would establish voluntary state standards requiring qualifying AI data centers to pay for new power and transmission infrastructure.
proposed
—
2026-09-16
United States
U.S. Congress
Introduced a federal bill requiring qualifying major AI developers to obtain independent safety audits
proposed
—
2026-09-16
Florida, United States
Florida State Board of Education
Adopted a rule establishing requirements for AI use in schools.
adopted
—
2026-09-16
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Passed the Ratepayers Protection Act concerning energy costs and infrastructure upgrades for large data centers
proposed
—
2026-09-17
United States
U.S. Congress, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Introduced the Stop Rogue AI Act directing NIST to establish standards and guidelines for controlling AI agents and requiring real-time monitoring.
proposed
—
2026-09-17
European Union
European Commission
Proposed the EU KIDS Act, including safety-by-design and risk-monitoring duties for AI companions and defined general conversational chatbots accessible to minors.
proposed
—
2026-09-17
European Union
European Commission
Proposed legislation restricting emotional simulation, memory retention, default promotion, and access conditions for AI chatbots used by minors
proposed
—
2026-09-17
Florida, United States
Florida Attorney General's Office
Proposed the Florida Anti-Spam Communications Act and called for increased criminal penalties for AI-enabled fraud and government impersonation.
proposed
—
2026-09-17
United States
U.S. Congress, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives
The U.S. Senate blocked unanimous-consent passage of the Ratepayer Protection Act after the U.S. House passed it.
blocked
—
2026-09-18
Virginia
Virginia governor
Signed Executive Order 22 establishing the Virginia Data Center Accountability Framework and imposing operating and development standards on AI data centers.
enacted
—
2026-09-18
California, United States
Governor of California, California Government Operations Agency
Issued an executive order directing development of recommendations for AI safety legislation.
proposed
—
2026-09-18
California, United States
California state government, Gavin Newsom
Signed an executive order directing accelerated implementation of AI oversight laws and a review of additional safeguards for frontier AI models.
proposed
—
2026-09-18
California, United States
Office of the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom
signed an executive order directing an expert panel to develop independent AI oversight recommendations, including possible auditor and model kill-switch requirements
enacted
—
2026-09-18
California, United States
California governor
Signed an executive order directing AI experts to develop recommendations for stronger AI safety and security laws, including possible kill-switch and independent-audit requirements.
enacted
—
2026-09-18
United States
U.S. Senate
Sen. Rand Paul blocked a proposed artificial-intelligence bill introduced by Sen. John Kennedy.
blocked
—
2026-09-18
California, United States
Office of the Governor of California
Issued an executive order convening an expert committee to develop guidelines for strengthening state AI safety and security laws and consider oversight and emergency-shutdown requirements.
proposed
—
2026-09-18
California, United States
Office of the Governor of California, Government Operations Agency, Office of Emergency Services
Issued an executive order directing state agencies to accelerate AI oversight regulations and develop safety criteria for AI developers.
enacted
—
2026-09-19
United States
U.S. Congress, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Introduced a bill requiring NIST to develop national standards for controlling AI agents and providing for government testing of AI models before public release.
proposed
—
2026-09-19
California, United States
Gavin Newsom
Signed an executive order accelerating independent AI safety oversight and initiating development of an emergency shutdown framework
enacted
—
2026-09-21
New York, United States
Governor of New York, Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity, and Trust, New York State Department of Financial Services
New York announced registration, safety-incident reporting, risk-assessment, and disclosure requirements for AI developers under the RAISE Act.
proposed
—
2026-09-21
New York
New York State, New York Department of Financial Services, DIGIT, New York Attorney General
New York announced an implementation schedule for RAISE Act registration, safety-framework publication, quarterly risk assessments and critical-incident reporting by covered large frontier-model developers.
enacted
—
2026-09-21
New York, United States
Office of Digital Innovation, Governance, Integrity and Trust, New York State Department of Financial Services, Governor of New York
Directs large frontier AI developers to register with New York and comply with safety, transparency, incident-reporting, and risk-assessment requirements under the RAISE Act.
announced
2027-01-01
2026-09-21
New York, United States
New York state government, Kathy Hochul
Requires large AI developers to register with New York and report certain safety incidents within 72 hours under the RAISE Act.
enacted
—
2026-09-22
European Union
European Commission AI Office
The European Commission AI Office is analyzing AI companions for signs that they enable illegal child sexual-abuse material or non-intentional intimate images.
under review
—
2026-09-23
United States
U.S. Congress
Propose legislation to ban artificial superintelligence, pause advanced AI development until guidelines are implemented, and create a federal Department of Artificial Intelligence.
proposed
—
2026-09-23
Oregon, United States
Oregon Governor
Issued an executive order establishing AI procurement and safety standards for Oregon executive agencies and directing development of third-party safety-review criteria for frontier AI models.
effective
2026-09-23
2026-09-23
United States
U.S. Congress
Introduces legislation to ban development and use of artificial superintelligence, freeze development of advanced AI systems pending safety rules, and create a cabinet-level AI agency.
proposed
—
2026-09-24
United States
U.S. Senate
Senator Mark Kelly introduced the Make AI Work for Americans Act, a bill proposing a federal trust fund to support workers and families affected by AI disruption.
proposed
—
2026-09-28
United States
U.S. Congress
Proposed legislation to restrict recursively self-improving AI until federal safeguards exist and an agency approves the activity, and to establish federal frontier-AI oversight.
proposed
—
2026-09-29
United States
U.S. Senate, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Introduced S. 5576, a bill proposing federal safety and security requirements for frontier AI systems and AI agents.
proposed
—
2026-09-29
United States
U.S. Senate
Senators sought unanimous consent to pass the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management and Security Act of 2026, which would establish safety and security standards for advanced AI systems.
blocked
—
2026-09-30
California
California Legislature, California Governor
California enacted SB 574 regulating lawyers’ use of generative AI.
enacted
—
2026-09-30
California, United States
Governor of California
Signed multiple bills into law establishing AI-related workplace, healthcare, transparency, and other protections.
enacted
—
2026-09-30
California, United States
California
California enacted SB 574 to regulate attorneys’ and arbitrators’ use of generative AI in legal work and proceedings.
enacted
—
2026-09-30
United States
United States Senate
Senate Democrats blocked the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would set a federal standard for data center utility costs.
blocked
—
2026-09-30
California, United States
California state government, Governor Gavin Newsom
California enacted SB 947, prohibiting employers from relying solely on automated decision systems for disciplinary or termination decisions and requiring human corroboration when decisions primarily rely on automated output.
enacted
2027-07-01
2026-09-30
United States
U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives
The Senate rejected advancing the Ratepayer Protection Act, which would have required utilities to consider standards assigning data-center-related grid upgrade costs to data centers.
blocked
—
2026-09-30
Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Pennsylvania Senate
The Pennsylvania House passed House Bill 1925, a bill to regulate AI use in healthcare by requiring transparency, human final decision-making, and compliance attestations.
proposed
—
2026-10-01
United States
U.S. Congress
Proposed legislation would impose criminal and civil liability on AI-agent operators and developers for specified hacking-related conduct and authorize attorneys general to seek injunctions.
proposed
—
2026-10-01
Connecticut
Connecticut General Assembly
Connecticut’s SB 5 establishes AI subscription-renewal requirements and whistleblower protections, and the CART Act sets safeguards for AI companions.
effective
2026-10-01
2026-10-02
Minnesota, United States
8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
The court granted xAI an injunction halting Minnesota’s ban on AI-generated fake nude images.
blocked
—
2026-10-05
Utah, United States
Utah Department of Commerce, Utah Office of Artificial Intelligence
Utah approved five companies to use AI for specified clinical services under a temporary exception to state regulations, subject to AI disclosure and independent evaluation.
announced
—
2026-10-05
United States
U.S. Senate, Office of Management and Budget
Introduced the Transparent Automated Governance Act, which would require federal agencies to notify individuals about certain AI or automated-system interactions and decisions and establish human-review redress processes.
proposed
—
2026-10-05
Norway
Norway’s government
Proposes legislation for a temporary ban on AI glasses in selected public places and plans an expert group to recommend permanent national rules.
proposed
—
2026-10-05
New York City
New York City Council
Considering proposals to reward whistleblowers with a portion of penalties recovered from AI companies, allow certain claims by people harmed by AI systems, and require third-party validation of some systems before city deployment.
proposed
—
2026-10-06
Seattle, Washington, United States
Seattle City Council, Mayor Katie Wilson
Seattle enacted an ordinance prohibiting large grocery stores and delivery services from using shoppers’ personal data to set individualized prices for groceries and other essential items.
enacted
2027-09-01
2026-10-06
United Kingdom
UK Government, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
The UK government accepted all 44 recommendations to overhaul AI healthcare regulation, including continuous post-market surveillance for AI-enabled medical devices.
announced
—
2026-10-06
United Kingdom
MHRA
Accepted all 44 recommendations from the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare and committed to ongoing real-world monitoring of AI technologies.
announced
—
2026-10-06
United Kingdom
UK Government, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Accepted all 44 recommendations from the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare and set out an implementation plan.
announced
—
2026-10-06
United States
United States Senate, U.S. attorney general, State attorneys general
Sens. Josh Hawley and Chris Murphy introduced a bill to extend Computer Fraud and Abuse Act liability to certain AI-agent operators and developers.
proposed
—
2026-10-06
United Kingdom
UK Government, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, NHS, devolved authorities
The UK government accepted all 44 recommendations for regulating AI in healthcare and announced a coordinated implementation programme.
announced
—
2026-10-07
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Lori Trahan offered a discussion draft of the CLAIM Act, proposing liability for AI developers for specified foreseeable injuries caused by their systems.
proposed
—
2026-10-07
United States
U.S. Congress
Released a discussion draft proposing federal civil liability for AI developers
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India
Issue a consultation paper to seek stakeholder views on AI regulation.
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India
Announced plans to issue a regulation-focused AI consultation paper within a month.
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
MeitY plans to issue an AI-regulation consultation paper to inform India's future AI regulatory framework.
proposed
—
2026-10-08
United States
U.S. Congress
Reintroduced legislation to establish a CISA task force for coordinating AI safety and security activities and reporting to congressional committees.
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India
Announce plans to release an AI regulation consultation paper and seek feedback on the proposed regulatory approach
proposed
—
2026-10-08
Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania General Assembly, Governor of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s General Assembly gave final approval to Senate Bill 806, requiring disclosure of certain AI-generated or significantly AI-modified content in advertising, and sent the bill to the governor for consideration.
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India
Announced plans to publish an AI consultation paper and invite stakeholder feedback on a proposed regulatory framework.
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India
Preparing a consultation paper on an AI-regulation framework
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India
Plans to release an AI regulation consultation paper
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India
Announced plans to release a consultation paper laying groundwork for the next set of AI regulations
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India
The Government of India plans to issue a consultation paper seeking views on AI regulation.
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Announced plans to publish an AI-regulation consultation paper focused on safety and related societal risks.
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India
Announced plans to publish a draft consultation paper to form the basis for AI regulations.
proposed
—
2026-10-08
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Reintroduced a bill to establish an AI cybersecurity task force within CISA.
proposed
—
2026-10-08
India
Government of India
Plans to release an AI regulation consultation paper and invite stakeholder views
proposed
—
2026-10-09
United States
U.S. Congress
Tom Barrett introduced the Artificial Intelligence Governance and Emerging Threats Act, proposing creation of a federal AI oversight office.
proposed
—
2026-10-12
European Union
European Commission
The European Commission opened a public consultation on a draft implementing regulation setting procedural rules for AI Act investigations, including evidence-file access and penalty limitation periods.
proposed
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