AI and data laws

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311 moving · 704 enacted

AI and machine learning

556 on file · 318 became law · 142 still moving · 23 moved in 30 days

Japan
Japan

AI Basic Plan

Sets out the government's plan under the AI Promotion Act for promoting AI research, development, use and trustworthiness, revised in 2026 as a second-phase plan.

Adopted
United States (federal)
United States (federal)H.R. 7757

KIDS Act

Would require online platforms to add safeguards for minors, including limits on sexual material, parental controls on social media and games, and disclosures by AI chatbots.

Passed one chamber
Illinois
IllinoisSB 2909

AI in Teacher Evaluations

Bars teachers from using AI tools to generate evidence of professional practice used in their evaluations and limits AI use in the teacher evaluation process.

Enacted
Illinois
IllinoisSB 3114

Transparency in Downcoding Act

Bars health insurers from using automated processes or algorithms that bypass review of the billing professional's information to downcode medical claims.

Enacted
Vietnam
VietnamLaw No. 134/2025/QH15

Law on Artificial Intelligence

Regulates the research, development, provision, deployment and use of AI systems in Viet Nam with risk-based obligations, human oversight, an AI sandbox and a national AI development fund.

In force
United Kingdom
United Kingdom2026 c. 20

Crime and Policing Act 2026

Broad criminal justice Act that among other things creates offences for making, possessing or supplying AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse images, possessing guidance on creating such images, and making or supplying purported intimate image (nudification) generators.

In force
United States (federal)
United States (federal)H.R. 2385

CREATE AI Act of 2025

Would establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource to give U.S. researchers, educators and students access to AI data, computing and tools.

In committee
United States (federal)
United States (federal)H.R. 6461

READ AI Models Act

A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 0.

In committee
United States (federal)
United States (federal)S. 4591

NO FAKES Act of 2026

Would create a federal intellectual property right protecting individuals' voice and visual likeness from unauthorized digital replicas, with notice and takedown rules for platforms.

In committee
United States (federal)
United States (federal)H.R. 9442

Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act

A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee
Canada
CanadaBill C-36 (45th Parliament, 1st Session)

Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act (Bill C-36)

Government bill that would enact the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act and amend PIPEDA to modernize federal private sector privacy law, including protections for children's data.

Introduced
Pennsylvania
PennsylvaniaSB 806

Disclosure of AI-generated content

Would treat distributing AI-generated content without a required disclosure as an unfair method of competition enforceable by the Attorney General.

Passed one chamber
Canada
CanadaBill C-34 (45th Parliament, 1st Session)

Safe Social Media Act (Digital Safety Act)

Government bill that would enact the Digital Safety Act and the Digital Safety Commission of Canada Act to impose safety duties on social media services and AI chatbots, with a focus on children.

Introduced
United States (federal)
United States (federal)S. 4742

AI DATA Act

A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

In committee
United States (federal)
United States (federal)H.R. 9183

Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2026

A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee
New York
New YorkS 9051-B / A 10379-C

AI companions unsafe features for minors

Would bar operators from offering AI companions with features deemed unsafe for minors, such as simulated emotional relationships or encouragement of self-harm, with a private right of action.

Passed both
New York
New YorkA 9349-B / S 8623-B

Surveillance Pricing Prohibition

Would ban using algorithms and consumers' personal data to charge different customers different prices for the same goods or services, with exceptions such as loyalty programs.

Passed both