HB3026
Relating to the operation and regulation of certain automated motor vehicles.
Texas HB 3026 (2021) updates the state's automated motor vehicle framework.
Enacted June 16, 2021 Effective September 1, 2021 Autonomous Vehicles Official record
AI regulation news for Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2021
1 AI law took effect
In the week of Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2021, 1 law took effect. 28 AI laws have been enacted in 2021 through this week.
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2021, week by weekAI laws enacted each week. Select a week to open its briefing.All weeks of 2021
Enacted
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
No AI law was enacted this week.
Took effect
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
Texas1 law
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Colorado1 law
SB21-169
Concerning protecting consumers from unfair discrimination in insurance practices.
Colorado SB 21-169 bars insurers from unfairly discriminating based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or gender expression in any insurance practice, and from using external consumer data…
Enacted July 6, 2021 Effective September 7, 2021 AI in Insurance, Automated Decision-Making Official record
Maine1 law
LD1585
An Act To Increase Privacy and Security by Regulating the Use of Facial Surveillance Systems by Departments…
Maine's 2021 facial surveillance law (25 MRSA §6001) generally prohibits government departments, public employees and officials from obtaining, using or contracting for facial surveillance systems, defined as automated or semi-automated processes that…
Enacted July 1, 2021 Effective October 1, 2021 Facial Recognition, AI in Law Enforcement Official record
Cite
AI Laws by State, “State AI law, Aug 30 – Sep 5, 2021,” https://www.ailawsbystate.com/briefing/2021-08-30, 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.