HB1562
To amend the law concerning autonomous vehicles
Arkansas's HB 1562 (Act 619 of 2021) updates the state's autonomous vehicle law.
Enacted April 8, 2021 Autonomous Vehicles, AI Liability Official record
AI regulation news for Apr 5–11, 2021
4 AI laws enacted in 4 jurisdictions
In the week of Apr 5–11, 2021, 4 AI laws were enacted (Arkansas, New Mexico, Virginia and Wyoming). 11 AI laws have been enacted in 2021 through this week.
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Enacted
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
Arkansas1 law
New Mexico1 law
HB270
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES; ADDING DEFINITIONS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE CODE; PROVIDING FOR AUTONOMOUS…
New Mexico's HB 270 (Laws 2021, Chapter 114) sets rules for autonomous motor vehicles.
Enacted April 6, 2021 Effective July 1, 2022 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
Virginia1 law
HB2031
Facial recognition technology; local law-enforcement agencies, etc., authorization of use.
Virginia HB 2031 (2021) prohibited local law-enforcement agencies and campus police departments from purchasing or deploying facial recognition technology unless a statute expressly authorizes it, and required any authorizing statute to keep the data under…
Enacted April 7, 2021 Effective July 1, 2021 Facial Recognition, AI in Law Enforcement Official record
Wyoming1 law
HB85
Unlawful dissemination of an intimate image.
Wyoming's HB 85 (Chapter 85 of 2021) created the crime of unlawfully disseminating an intimate image, and its definition of image includes a computer generated image that purports to represent an identifiable person, so fake or AI-made intimate images count.
Enacted April 5, 2021 Effective July 1, 2021 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
Took effect
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
No AI law took effect this week.
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Vermont1 law
H195
An act relating to use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement in cases involving sexual…
Vermont's H.195 (Act 17 of 2021) makes a narrow exception to the 2020 moratorium on police facial recognition (Act 166 of 2020, Sec. 14).
Enacted May 4, 2021 Effective May 4, 2021 Facial Recognition, AI in Law Enforcement Official record
Cite
AI Laws by State, “State AI law, Apr 5–11, 2021,” https://www.ailawsbystate.com/briefing/2021-04-05, accessed October 16, 2026.
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.