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AI regulation news for Sep 14–20, 2026

6 AI laws enacted in California

In the week of Sep 14–20, 2026, 6 AI laws were enacted (California) and 1 law took effect. 135 AI laws have been enacted in 2026 through this week.

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States that acted during the week of Sep 14–20, 2026.
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Enacted

Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.

California6 laws

AB 2504

Community colleges: artificial intelligence: pilot program.

California's AB 2504 creates the Future of Creative Industries Pilot Program at up to 10 community colleges to retrain workers in film, TV, music, touring and live events who have been or may be displaced by generative AI, such as sound engineers, voice…

Enacted September 18, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 AI in Education, AI in Employment Official record

AB1792

Pupil instruction: health framework: sexual health.

California's AB 1792 (Education Code § 51900.3) requires the Instructional Quality Commission, in the next revision of the Health Framework for California Public Schools, to consider including, and recommending to the State Board of Education, sexual health…

Enacted September 18, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 AI in Education, AI Deepfakes Official record

AB686

Elections: deceptive audio or visual media.

AB 686 amended Elections Code Section 20010 and Code of Civil Procedure Section 35 to extend the election deceptive media law (originally AB 730 of 2019, extended by AB 972 of 2022) from January 1, 2027 to January 1, 2031.

Enacted September 19, 2026 AI Deepfakes, AI in Political Advertising Official record

Took effect

Laws whose effective date fell during the week.

California1 law

Coming up

Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through October 18, 2026. See every new AI law for 2027.

Alabama2 laws

California1 law

SB1000

California AI Transparency Act.

California's SB 1000 amends the California AI Transparency Act, operative since August 2, 2026. Any producer of a generative AI system publicly accessible in California is now covered (no 1,000,000-user threshold).

Enacted September 30, 2026 Effective September 30, 2026 AI Transparency, AI Deepfakes Official record

Connecticut2 laws

Maryland1 law

Ohio1 law

SB315

Enact the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act

Ohio's SB 315 (the Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act and the Ohio Medicaid Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act) adds a human-in-the-loop rule for automated Medicaid decisions.

Enacted July 7, 2026 Effective October 6, 2026 Automated Decision-Making, AI in Government Official record

Cite

AI Laws by State, “State AI law, Sep 14–20, 2026,” https://www.ailawsbystate.com/briefing/2026-09-14, 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.