AI regulation news for Oct 5–11, 2020
In the week of Oct 5–11, 2020, 1 AI law was enacted (Vermont). 10 AI laws have been enacted in 2020 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
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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
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 8, 2020. 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.