AI regulation news for Oct 7–13, 2019
In the week of Oct 7–13, 2019, 2 AI laws were enacted (California). 29 AI laws have been enacted in 2019 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
AB1215
California's AB 1215 added Penal Code § 832.19, which barred law enforcement agencies and officers from installing, activating or using any biometric surveillance system, such as facial recognition, in connection with an officer camera (a body-worn camera or…
Enacted October 8, 2019 Effective January 1, 2020 Facial Recognition, AI in Law Enforcement Official record
SB36
SB 36 regulates algorithmic pretrial risk assessment tools used in release decisions. Each pretrial services agency using one must validate it by January 1, 2021 and at least every 3 years, and publish information about the tool, including validation studies.
Enacted October 8, 2019 Automated Decision-Making, AI in Law Enforcement Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
No AI law took effect this week.
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through November 10, 2019. See every new AI law for 2027.
No AI law is set to take effect in those four weeks.
Weeks run Monday through Sunday, U.S. Eastern time. Enactment dates come from each law's official record; for a few laws not yet reviewed, the date is the last recorded action. Veto dates are the recorded action date. This page is rebuilt from our records, so a correction to any law shows up here too. Counts follow our methodology: published, AI-relevant bills, one per bill number, enacted when signed or otherwise made law. Data as of October 16, 2026. Free to cite and reuse with credit to AI Laws by State (CC BY 4.0 data). Spot an error? Tell us.