AI regulation news for Dec 21–27, 2020
In the week of Dec 21–27, 2020, 4 AI laws were enacted (Congress, District of Columbia and New York) and 2 laws took effect. 15 AI laws have been enacted in 2020 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
B23-0232
D.C. Law 23-156, the Autonomous Vehicles Testing Program Amendment Act of 2020, amends the Autonomous Vehicle Act of 2012 (D.C. Code 50-2351 et seq.).
Enacted December 23, 2020 Effective December 23, 2020 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
A6787
New York's A 6787-D barred public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, including charter schools, from buying or using biometric identifying technology until July 1, 2022 or until the Commissioner of Education authorized it after a public report…
Enacted December 22, 2020 Effective December 22, 2020 Facial Recognition, AI in Education Official record
SB2904
The IOGAN Act directs the National Science Foundation to support research on manipulated or synthesized content and information authenticity, including digital forensic tools, watermarking of generated media, and public awareness of deepfakes (sec. 3).
Enacted December 23, 2020 AI Deepfakes Official record
HB133
Title I of Division U of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 is the AI in Government Act of 2020. It creates an AI Center of Excellence within the General Services Administration to help agencies adopt AI and share best practices (sec. 103).
Enacted December 27, 2020 AI in Government Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
B23-0232
D.C. Law 23-156, the Autonomous Vehicles Testing Program Amendment Act of 2020, amends the Autonomous Vehicle Act of 2012 (D.C. Code 50-2351 et seq.).
Enacted December 23, 2020 Effective December 23, 2020 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
A6787
New York's A 6787-D barred public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, including charter schools, from buying or using biometric identifying technology until July 1, 2022 or until the Commissioner of Education authorized it after a public report…
Enacted December 22, 2020 Effective December 22, 2020 Facial Recognition, AI in Education Official record
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through January 24, 2021. 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.