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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 snapshotv5Aug 31, 2026
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Policy actions
9

Verified records

Jurisdictions
6

Named geographies

Median lead time
0 days

Announcement to effective date

Effective dates
5

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 31, 2026

Version ledger

Frozen public editions

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

  1. v43 / latestOct 13, 2026114 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 114 records.

  2. v42Oct 12, 2026113 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 113 records.

  3. v41Oct 11, 2026112 records / 40 sources

    +3 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 112 records.

  4. v40Oct 10, 2026109 records / 40 sources

    +9 records; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 109 records.

  5. v39Oct 9, 2026100 records / 40 sources

    +14 records; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions. The frozen snapshot contains 100 records.

  6. v38Oct 8, 202686 records / 40 sources

    +3 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 86 records.

  7. v37Oct 7, 202683 records / 40 sources

    +11 records; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 83 records.

  8. v36Oct 6, 202672 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 72 records.

  9. v35Oct 5, 202671 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions. The frozen snapshot contains 71 records.

  10. v34Oct 3, 202670 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 70 records.

  11. v33Oct 2, 202669 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 69 records.

  12. v32Oct 1, 202667 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 67 records.

  13. v31Sep 30, 202665 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 65 records.

  14. v30Sep 29, 202664 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions. The frozen snapshot contains 64 records.

  15. v29Sep 28, 202663 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 63 records.

  16. v28Sep 25, 202662 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 62 records.

  17. v27Sep 24, 202661 records / 40 sources

    +3 records; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 61 records.

  18. v26Sep 23, 202658 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 58 records.

  19. v25Sep 22, 202656 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Policy actions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 56 records.

  20. v24Sep 21, 202654 records / 40 sources

    +1 records; updated Policy actions, Effective dates. The frozen snapshot contains 54 records.

  21. v23Sep 20, 202653 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 53 records.

  22. v22Sep 19, 202651 records / 40 sources

    +8 records; updated Policy actions, Jurisdictions. The frozen snapshot contains 51 records.

  23. v21Sep 18, 202643 records / 40 sources

    +3 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 43 records.

  24. v20Sep 17, 202640 records / 40 sources

    +2 records; updated Policy actions. The frozen snapshot contains 40 records.

  25. v19Sep 16, 202638 records / 40 sources

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

  26. v18Sep 15, 202630 records / 37 sources

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

  27. v17Sep 14, 202629 records / 36 sources

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

  28. v16Sep 13, 202628 records / 35 sources

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

  29. v15Sep 12, 202627 records / 34 sources

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

  30. v14Sep 11, 202626 records / 33 sources

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

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
v5
Coverage
2026-04-20/2026-08-31
Records
9
Fields
6
Updated

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The records behind the figure

CSV JSON
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
2026-08-01United StatesU.S. District Court, Judge Rita F. LinOrdered the administration to lift its ban excluding Anthropic technology from federal agencies and held the supply-chain-risk designation unlawful.effective—
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
2026-08-02European UnionEuropean Unionrequires AI system providers serving the EU market to mark AI-generated contenteffective2026-08-02
2026-08-02European Union and GermanyBaFin, Federal Network AgencyThe 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.effective2026-08-02
2026-08-27United StatesU.S. Congress, U.S. Department of CommerceIntroduced legislation directing the Commerce Department to promote qualified open AI models and assess foreign adversary model risksproposed—
2026-08-31European UnionEuropean CommissionDesignated ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox as very large online platforms under the Digital Services Act and classified ChatGPT as a search engine, subjecting them to additional risk-assessment and mitigation obligations.announced—

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.
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