AI regulation news for May 2–8, 2022
In the week of May 2–8, 2022, 1 AI law was enacted (Georgia) and 1 law took effect. 8 AI laws have been enacted in 2022 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
HB1009
Georgia's HB 1009 (Act 814 of 2022) authorizes delivery robots. A personal delivery device is a powered vehicle that uses an automated driving system to transport cargo, carries no passengers and weighs at most 500 pounds empty or 600 pounds loaded.
Enacted May 2, 2022 Effective July 1, 2022 Autonomous Vehicles, AI Robots Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
SB78
Alabama's SB 78 (Act 2021-344) establishes the Alabama Council on Advanced Technology and Artificial Intelligence.
Enacted May 6, 2021 Effective May 6, 2022 AI in Government Official record
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through June 5, 2022. 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.