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
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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
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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
2026-08-01
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
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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 Union
requires AI system providers serving the EU market to mark AI-generated content
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
2026-08-18
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
2026-08-27
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
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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
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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
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
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
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
European Union
European Commission
Classified ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act
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
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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
—
2026-09-02
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
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
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How to read this report
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02Statuses are preserved as disclosed and normalized conservatively.
03Missing effective dates remain missing and do not enter lag calculations.
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