AI Regulation Tracker

What we captured

Representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Michael Cloud plan to introduce legislation that would penalize states by withholding 10% of federal transportation funding unless they limit Flock and similar license plate readers to five specified uses.

• • The proposed No FLOCK Act would withhold 10% of annual federal transportation support from states that fail to comply.
• • Permitted uses would be limited to five categories involving tolls, stolen vehicles, missing or endangered persons, felony warrants, and felony investigations.
• • Funding penalties would begin in October 2028 if the bill passes in 2026.

Source evidence

Confidence 97% / Completeness 100%

What we captured

Orange County Commissioner Kelly Martinez Semrad proposed a temporary moratorium of at least one year on AI data center applications while the county develops a regulatory framework and solicits community input.

• • The proposal was made by Commissioner Kelly Martinez Semrad in a five-page memo.
• • The county currently lacks rules specifically addressing AI data centers.
• • The proposed review would consider water use, electricity demand, grid capacity, noise, and community preferences.

Source evidence

Confidence 93% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

A bill was tabled in the UK House of Commons proposing to prohibit the creation of artificial superintelligence, amid calls for a broader UK AI regulatory framework and independent oversight.

• • The bill was tabled in the Commons on 15 September 2026, according to the article.
• • The proposed bill would prohibit the creation of artificial superintelligence.
• • The Human Rights Committee called for independent AI oversight and legislation to protect the public.
• • The UK government said future AI measures would be evidence-based and focused on specific risks.

Source evidence

Confidence 94% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

The UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights recommended a new AI bill covering the full AI supply chain and lifecycle, including enhanced obligations for high-risk systems, prohibited human-rights-incompatible uses, mandatory transparency, and an independent AI oversight body.

• • The committee said existing UK and global AI legislative and regulatory approaches are not fit for purpose.
• • The proposed framework would cover the entire AI supply chain and lifecycle.
• • The recommendations include stricter requirements for higher-risk AI systems, prohibited uses, lifecycle transparency, and independent oversight.

Source evidence

Confidence 94% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

Labour MP Alex Sobel introduced proposed UK legislation that would ban the creation of ASI; more than 70 MPs and peers urged the government to support it, while the government said it was exploring other targeted interventions instead.

• • The bill was tabled in the House of Commons during the week of 11 September 2026.
• • More than 70 MPs and peers called on the government to support the prohibition and pursue an international agreement.
• • The UK government said the bill's proposed measures were not the right approach and was considering targeted interventions for major AI-related national-security risks.

Source evidence

Confidence 96% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

California enacted SB 1119, requiring covered AI companion-chatbot operators to conduct child-safety assessments, implement crisis and parental-notification protocols, adopt child-protective defaults, undergo independent audits, and comply with bans on specified harmful or manipulative outputs. Most duties take effect July 1, 2027.

• • Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1119 on September 10, 2026.
• • Most new duties begin July 1, 2027.
• • The law requires pre-release child-safety risk assessments and independent audits.
• • Child-user defaults include limits on memory, notifications, and conversation duration.
• • The law creates a private right of action for affected children and their parents or guardians.

Source evidence

Confidence 99% / Completeness 100%

What we captured

California enacted a package of technology-safety laws restricting addictive social-media features for users under 16, banning AI companion-chatbot toys for four years, requiring chatbot parental controls and risk assessments, and covering AI-generated child sexual-abuse material under criminal sanctions.

• • Newsom signed the measures on September 10, 2026.
• • Assembly Bill 1709 prohibits exposure of children under 16 to specified engagement-maximizing features such as infinite scroll and algorithmic autoplay.
• • The package includes a four-year ban on manufacturing and selling toys with companion chatbots.
• • The article does not provide effective dates or identify specific companies as legally affected.

Source evidence

Confidence 99% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill 813 and Assembly Bill 1405, requiring the state to vet independent AI safety assessment groups and create a registry and standards for third-party AI auditors.

• • The laws require California to vet outside safety groups that independently assess AI models.
• • The laws create a registry and standards for third-party AI auditors.
• • OpenAI and Anthropic backed both measures.
• • Newsom said additional AI safety legislation was forthcoming.

Source evidence

Confidence 98% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

Labour MP Alex Sobel introduced proposed UK legislation that would ban the development, deployment, and operation of artificial superintelligence and give the government oversight powers across the AI supply chain, including chips.

• • The bill was introduced one day before the article’s September 9, 2026 publication date.
• • The proposal would cover supply-chain controls at chip level.
• • Sobel plans to present the bill in full in November 2026.

Source evidence

Confidence 98% / Completeness 95%

What we captured

A federal judge denied xAI’s preliminary-injunction request, allowing Minnesota’s anti-nudification law to operate during xAI’s First Amendment lawsuit.

• • The law was signed by Governor Tim Walz in May 2026.
• • xAI filed a First Amendment lawsuit three days before the August 1 effective date.
• • The court denied xAI’s preliminary injunction request on September 4, 2026.
• • Violations may carry civil penalties of up to $500,000.

Source evidence

Confidence 99% / Completeness 100%