| 1 Jan 2026 |
US · IL |
Illinois AI in employment (HB 3773) in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jan 2026 |
US · CA |
California companion-chatbot safeguards (SB 243) in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jan 2026 |
US · TX |
Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jan 2026 |
US · CA |
SB 53 — Frontier AI Transparency Act in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jan 2026 |
US · CA |
AB 2013 — GenAI training-data transparency in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jan 2026 |
UAE |
DIFC Data Protection Regulation 10 in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jan 2026 |
US · OR |
Oregon Bars Nonhuman Entities from Nursing Titles (HB 2748) in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jan 2026 |
US · CA |
California Extends Health-Profession Title-Protection Law to AI (AB 489) in force |
◆Binding |
| 18 Jan 2026 |
Kazakhstan |
AI Law art. 17(3) — seven AI capabilities banned outright, and the owner classifies its own risk tier in force |
◆Binding |
| 18 Jan 2026 |
Kazakhstan |
AI Law art. 18 — lifecycle risk management, refreshed at least yearly, and it is the penalised duty in force |
◆Binding |
| 18 Jan 2026 |
Kazakhstan |
AI Law art. 21 — tell users AI was involved, and machine-readably mark every synthetic output you distribute in force |
◆Binding |
| 18 Jan 2026 |
Kazakhstan |
Personal Data Law art. 19-1 — automated processing that changes your rights is banned without consent, and objections get three working days in force |
◆Binding |
| 21 Jan 2026 |
Uzbekistan |
Law on Informatization art. 7¹ — AI must not harm, and no decision on AI output alone in force |
◆Binding |
| 21 Jan 2026 |
Uzbekistan |
Administrative Liability Code art. 46² part 2 — unlawful AI processing of personal data in force |
◆Binding |
| 22 Jan 2026 |
S. Korea |
AI Basic Act — transparency & labelling in force |
●Comprehensive |
| 22 Jan 2026 |
S. Korea |
AI Basic Act — high-impact AI duties in force |
●Comprehensive |
| 22 Jan 2026 |
Peru |
AI Law 31814 + Reglamento — risk-based regime in force |
●Comprehensive |
| 5 Feb 2026 |
UK |
UK DUAA 2025 — Automated Decision-Making reform (Arts. 22A–22D) in force |
◆Binding |
| 6 Feb 2026 |
UK |
UK DUAA 2025 s.138 — Non-consensual deepfake creation/request offences in force |
◆Binding |
| 6 Feb 2026 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Digital Code arts. 191-193 - every AI system used in the country must be danger-assessed, and both the method and the result must be published in force |
◆Binding |
| 6 Feb 2026 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Digital Code arts. 194-196 - self-classified high-danger AI needs a signed public declaration of conformity before first use in force |
◆Binding |
| 6 Feb 2026 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Digital Code art. 197 - tell consumers they are talking to an AI, tell people they are being emotion- or biometrically classified, and label deepfakes in force |
◆Binding |
| 20 Feb 2026 |
India |
IT Rules — synthetic-content (deepfake) labelling in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Mar 2026 |
Vietnam |
Law on AI — risk-tiered obligations in force |
●Comprehensive |
| 1 Mar 2026 |
Vietnam |
AI-content labelling & interaction disclosure in force |
●Comprehensive |
| 10 Mar 2026 |
Burundi |
Loi 1/03 arts. 19-20 — the automated decision a human must retake from scratch, and the first statute here to name AI in an operative duty in force |
◆Binding |
| 17 Mar 2026 |
Brazil |
Brazil ECA Digital (Lei 15.211/2025) — algorithmic duties for services used by minors in force |
◆Binding |
| 23 Apr 2026 |
US · DE |
Delaware AI Agents Barred from Medical/Nursing Licensure and Titles (HB 191) in force |
◆Binding |
| 8 May 2026 |
China |
China AI Agents Implementation Opinions (CAC/NDRC/MIIT) in force |
◆Binding |
| 12 May 2026 |
UK |
UK SI 2026/425 — mandatory ICO code of practice on AI and automated decision-making in force |
◆Binding |
| 15 May 2026 |
Mexico |
LFT/LFDA reform — AI use of performers in force |
◆Binding |
| 22 May 2026 |
US · TN |
Tennessee AI regulation study mandate (SB 1700 / PC 1082, "CHAT Act") in force |
◆Binding |
| 9 Jun 2026 |
US · NY |
New York Synthetic Performer Disclosure Law (S.8420-A / Ch. 617) in force |
◆Binding |
| 11 Jun 2026 |
US · WA |
Washington Prior Authorization AI Transparency Act (SB 5395) in force |
◆Binding |
| 11 Jun 2026 |
US · WA |
Washington Forged Digital Likeness Protection Act (SB 5886 / Ch.69) in force |
◆Binding |
| 11 Jun 2026 |
US · WA |
Washington Bars Nonhuman Entities from Nursing Titles (HB 2155) in force |
◆Binding |
| 22 Jun 2026 |
US · RI |
Rhode Island Oversight of AI in Mental Health Care Act (H 7349 Sub A) in force |
◆Binding |
| 22 Jun 2026 |
US · RI |
Rhode Island Healthcare AI Documentation Act (H 7538) in force |
◆Binding |
| 29 Jun 2026 |
UK |
Crime and Policing Act 2026 — AI-generated CSAM and deepfake offences in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jul 2026 |
US · IA |
Iowa Conversational AI Safety Act (SF 2417) in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jul 2026 |
US · TN |
Tennessee AI Mental Health Impersonation Act (SB 1580 / PC 647) in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jul 2026 |
US · IA |
Iowa AI Prior Authorization Restrictions (HF 2635) in force |
◆Binding |
| 1 Jul 2026 |
US · IN |
Indiana AI Healthcare Claims Disclosure Act (HB 1271 / PL 88) in force |
◆Binding |
| 14 Jul 2026 |
US · HI |
Hawaii AI Disclosure and Safety Act (SB 3001 / Act 248) in force |
◆Binding |
| 14 Jul 2026 |
US · HI |
Hawaii Deepfake Protection & Synthetic Performer Disclosure Act (HB 2137 / Act 247) in force |
◆Binding |
| 15 Jul 2026 |
China |
Anthropomorphic AI Interactive Services Measures in force |
◆Binding |
| 29 Jul 2026 |
DE |
Germany AI Market Surveillance Act (KI-MIG) in force |
◆Binding |
| 2 Aug 2026 |
EU |
GPAI enforcement & fines (Art. 101) in force |
●Comprehensive |
| 2 Aug 2026 |
EU |
Article 50 transparency & deepfake labelling in force |
●Comprehensive |
| 2 Aug 2026 |
US · CA |
California AI Transparency Act (SB 942) in force |
◆Binding |
| 5 Aug 2026 |
Singapore |
Singapore MAS — Agentic AI in Scope of Supervisory Expectations (binding AI Risk Management Guidelines pending) in force |
◆Binding |
| 10 Aug 2026 |
EU |
EU AI Act — GPAI Enforcement Procedures Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1755 in force |
●Comprehensive |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
US · CO |
Colorado Psychotherapy AI Restrictions (HB 26-1195) in force |
◆Binding |
| 12 Aug 2026 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia — AI Training Exemption (Copyright Law Art.26) in force |
◆Binding |
| 15 Aug 2026 |
Vietnam |
Vietnam Decision 33 — 46 High-Risk AI Systems List in force |
●Comprehensive |
| 17 Sep 2026 |
Brazil |
Brazil ECA Digital Art. 31 — semi-annual transparency report, first due 17 September 2026 upcoming |
◆Binding |
| 1 Oct 2026 |
US · CT |
Connecticut PA 26-15 (SB 5) tranche 1 — subscription AI, frontier models, synthetic content, state agencies upcoming |
◆Binding |
| 1 Oct 2026 |
US · AL |
Alabama AI Health Insurance Transparency Act (SB 63) upcoming |
◆Binding |
| 1 Oct 2026 |
US · MD |
Maryland Deepfake Identity Fraud (SB 8 / Ch. 445) upcoming |
◆Binding |
| 1 Oct 2026 |
US · MD |
Maryland Protection From Predatory Pricing Act (HB 895 / Ch. 154) upcoming |
▲Proposed |
| 1 Dec 2026 |
Chile |
Ley 19.628 Art. 8° bis (inserted by Ley 21.719) — right to object to solely-automated decisions and profiling upcoming |
◆Binding |
| 2 Dec 2026 |
EU |
Art. 50(2) marking retrofit — synthetic-content systems placed on the market before 2 Aug 2026 upcoming |
●Comprehensive |
| 2 Dec 2026 |
EU |
New prohibitions — AI CSAM / intimate imagery upcoming |
●Comprehensive |
| 10 Dec 2026 |
AU |
Australia Automated Decision-Making Transparency (Privacy Act APP 1.7–1.9) upcoming |
◆Binding |