AI regulation news for Jun 21–27, 2021
In the week of Jun 21–27, 2021, 1 AI law was enacted (Hawaii) and 1 law took effect. 23 AI laws have been enacted in 2021 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
SB309
Hawaii's SB 309 (Act 59 of 2021) adds sexual deep fakes to the felony of violation of privacy in the first degree (HRS § 711-1110.9).
Enacted June 23, 2021 Effective June 23, 2021 AI Deepfakes, AI Intimate Images Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
SB309
Hawaii's SB 309 (Act 59 of 2021) adds sexual deep fakes to the felony of violation of privacy in the first degree (HRS § 711-1110.9).
Enacted June 23, 2021 Effective June 23, 2021 AI Deepfakes, AI Intimate Images Official record
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through July 25, 2021. See every new AI law for 2027.
H1289
Florida's CS/CS/HB 1289 (Chapter 2021-233) defines a low-speed autonomous delivery vehicle (fully autonomous, meeting the federal low-speed vehicle standard, not built to carry people) and lets it run on roads posted at 35 mph or less and, under conditions…
Enacted June 29, 2021 Effective July 1, 2021 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
HB1072
Indiana's HB 1072 (P.L. 15-2021) authorizes delivery robots.
Enacted April 1, 2021 Effective July 1, 2021 Autonomous Vehicles, AI Robots Official record
HF304
Iowa's 2021 Acts chapter 119 (HF 304) creates Iowa Code chapter 321O for personal delivery devices: cargo-carrying devices for pedestrian areas, equipped with automated driving technology (software and hardware), that operate with remote support and…
Enacted May 20, 2021 Effective July 1, 2021 Autonomous Vehicles, AI Robots Official record
SB726
Maryland SB 726 (2021) authorizes personal delivery devices: powered devices up to 550 pounds, used mainly on shoulders, sidewalks and crosswalks to carry property and capable of navigating with or without the active control or monitoring of an individual.
Enacted May 18, 2021 Effective July 1, 2021 Autonomous Vehicles, AI Robots Official record
S2963
Massachusetts' 2020 police reform law (Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020) regulates police use of facial recognition.
Enacted December 31, 2020 Effective July 1, 2021 Facial Recognition, AI in Law Enforcement Official record
HB2031
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
HB2154
Virginia HB 2154 (2021 Special Session I) directs the Board of Health to require hospitals, nursing homes and certified nursing facilities to have policies allowing patients to use their own intelligent personal assistant during an inpatient stay.
Enacted March 18, 2021 Effective July 1, 2021 AI Healthcare, User-Facing AI Official record
SB6280
Washington's Chapter 257, Laws of 2020 (ESSB 6280) governs state and local government use of facial recognition services (chapter 43.386 RCW).
Enacted March 31, 2020 Effective July 1, 2021 Facial Recognition, AI in Government Official record
SB5460
Washington's Chapter 193, Laws of 2021 (SSB 5460) implements recommendations of the state autonomous vehicle work group by amending the self-certification testing pilot program in RCW 46.92.010.
Enacted May 3, 2021 Effective July 25, 2021 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
HB85
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
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.