AI regulation news for Sep 26 – Oct 2, 2022
In the week of Sep 26 – Oct 2, 2022, 2 AI laws were enacted (California), 1 law took effect and 1 AI bill was vetoed. 18 AI laws have been enacted in 2022 through this week.
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
AB972
AB 972 amended Elections Code Section 20010 and Code of Civil Procedure Section 35 to extend the 2019 election deepfake law (AB 730), which was set to expire January 1, 2023, to January 1, 2027.
Enacted September 29, 2022 AI Deepfakes, AI in Political Advertising Official record
SB1216
California's SB 1216 added Government Code § 11547.5.
Enacted September 30, 2022 Effective January 1, 2023 AI Deepfakes, AI in Government Official record
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
S1798
Florida's CS/CS/SB 1798 (Chapter 2022-212) created s. 836.13, F.S.
Enacted June 24, 2022 Effective October 1, 2022 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
AB2441
CaliforniaVetoed September 29, 2022
Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through October 30, 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.