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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 snapshotv7Sep 2, 2026
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Policy actions
17

Verified records

Jurisdictions
12

Named geographies

Median lead time
0 days

Announcement to effective date

Effective dates
6

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 Sep 2, 2026

Version ledger

Frozen public editions

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

  1. v7 / latestSep 2, 202617 records / 23 sources

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

  2. v6Sep 1, 202610 records / 14 sources

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

  3. v5Aug 31, 20269 records / 8 sources

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

  4. v4Aug 29, 20268 records / 6 sources

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

  5. v3Aug 28, 20267 records / 5 sources

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

  6. v2Aug 27, 20266 records / 5 sources

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

  7. 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
v7
Coverage
2026-04-20/2026-09-01
Records
17
Fields
6
Updated

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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
2026-07-29GermanyGerman Federal Cabinet, German Federal Ministry of the InteriorApproved a draft law establishing a legal basis for AI use in visa, residence, and asylum procedures.proposed—
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
2026-08-18PennsylvaniaPennsylvania governorSigned 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 permittingenacted2026-08-18
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, imposing enhanced online-safety obligations.announced—
2026-09-01New York City, New York, United StatesNew York City Department of EducationPlans 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—
2026-09-01Eatonville, Florida, United StatesEatonville Town CouncilConsider 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 metproposed—
2026-09-01G20United States government, U.S. Department of CommerceUrge G20 members to adopt the Carolina Principles and avoid creating new AI regulatory organizationsproposed—
2026-09-01European UnionEuropean CommissionClassified ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Actannounced—
2026-09-01G20White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, US Department of CommerceThe United States is seeking G20 agreement to the Carolina Principles, which would commit governments to avoid creating new AI regulatory bodies.proposed—
2026-09-01G20 member statesUnited States government, G20 governmentsThe United States will seek G20 governments' commitment to avoid creating new regulatory bodies for artificial intelligence.proposed—

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

23 publishers supporting 23 records. Expand a publisher to inspect its cited pages.

anthropic.comanthropic.com1 source / 1 record
How Claude's text watermarking works1 supporting record
Ars Technicaarstechnica.com1 source / 1 record
https://www.ft.com/content/6af706a3-6e63-46c2-926b-85461a355e9b?syn-25a6b1a6=11 supporting record
clickorlando.comclickorlando.com1 source / 1 record
Eatonville weighs new penalties, protections for AI data center project1 supporting record
CNBCcnbc.com1 source / 1 record
Penn. Gov. Shapiro says too many data center developers 'don't care about our communities'1 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
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eudigital-strategy.ec.europa.eu1 source / 1 record
Commission designates ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox under Digital Services Act1 supporting record
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finance.biggo.comfinance.biggo.com1 source / 1 record
EU Designates ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox for Stricter Oversight Under Digital Services Act — BigGo Finance1 supporting record
france24.comfrance24.com1 source / 1 record
US to press G20 on light-touch AI regulation1 supporting record
gizmodo.comgizmodo.com1 source / 1 record
The EU Has Officially Decided ChatGPT Is a Search Engine1 supporting record
heartland.orgheartland.org1 source / 1 record
PRESS RELEASE: European Union Begins Enforcing Sweeping Artificial Intelligence Act - The Heartland Institute1 supporting record
londoninsider.co.uklondoninsider.co.uk1 source / 1 record
EU AI Regulation Now In Force As BaFin Takes On Market Surveillance Role For Financial AI Systems1 supporting record
mashable.commashable.com1 source / 1 record
EU adds ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox to its list of 'very large' online platforms1 supporting record
nydailynews.comnydailynews.com1 source / 1 record
NYC public schools to ban generative AI for students in elementary and middle school1 supporting record
quiverquant.comquiverquant.com1 source / 1 record
Representative Gabe Evans introduces H.R. 10152: Open-Source AI Leadership Act | MSFT Stock News1 supporting record
straitstimes.comstraitstimes.com1 source / 1 record
ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules1 supporting record
table.mediatable.media1 source / 1 record
DSA: Commission classifies ChatGPT as a ‘Very Large Online Search Engine’1 supporting record
techjuice.pktechjuice.pk1 source / 1 record
EU Hits ChatGPT With Toughest Digital Safety Rules1 supporting record
techpolicy.presstechpolicy.press1 source / 1 record
Germany's Draft Law on AI in Migration Raises Rights and Bias Concerns1 supporting record
techxplore.comtechxplore.com1 source / 1 record
US to press G20 on light-touch AI regulation1 supporting record
the-decoder.comthe-decoder.com1 source / 1 record
ChatGPT now faces stricter EU oversight as a very large search engine1 supporting record
tokenstead.aitokenstead.ai1 source / 1 record
DSA designates ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox in strictest tier1 supporting record
usnews.comusnews.com1 source / 1 record
US to Urge Hands-Off AI Regulation at G20, Official Says1 supporting record
WIREDwired.com1 source / 1 record
The new Wild West of AI kids’ toys1 supporting record
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