AI regulation news for Apr 26 – May 2, 2021
In the week of Apr 26 – May 2, 2021, 1 AI law was enacted (Arkansas). 12 AI laws have been enacted in 2021 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
HB1767
Arkansas's Act 926 of 2021 (HB 1767), the Personal Delivery Device Act, authorizes delivery robots: electrically powered cargo devices of up to 500 pounds equipped with automated driving technology that lets them operate with or without a person's active…
Enacted April 26, 2021 Autonomous Vehicles, AI Robots 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 May 30, 2021. See every new AI law for 2027.
H195
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
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.