AI regulation news for Sep 14–20, 2020
In the week of Sep 14–20, 2020, 1 AI law was enacted (Hawaii) and 1 law took effect. 9 AI laws have been enacted in 2020 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
HB2590
Hawaii's HB 2590 (Act 21 of 2020) established an autonomous vehicles testing pilot program within the Department of Transportation.
Enacted September 15, 2020 Effective September 15, 2020 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
HB2590
Hawaii's HB 2590 (Act 21 of 2020) established an autonomous vehicles testing pilot program within the Department of Transportation.
Enacted September 15, 2020 Effective September 15, 2020 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through October 18, 2020. See every new AI law for 2027.
HB1202
Maryland's HB 1202 bars employers from using a facial recognition service to create a facial template (the machine-interpretable pattern of facial features extracted from images) during a job applicant's interview unless the applicant consents by signing a…
Enacted May 8, 2020 Effective October 1, 2020 AI in Employment, Facial Recognition Official record
S0124
Vermont's S.124 (Act 166 of 2020) is a public safety act whose Sec. 14 imposes a moratorium on facial recognition technology: until the General Assembly authorizes it by law, a law enforcement officer may not use facial recognition technology or information…
Enacted October 7, 2020 Effective October 1, 2020 Facial Recognition, AI in Law Enforcement Official record
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.