AB2025
Tenancy: digitally altered images: disclosure.
AB 2025 added Civil Code Section 1940.11 and amended Business and Professions Code Section 10140.8.
Enacted September 27, 2026 AI in Real Estate, AI Transparency Official record
AI regulation news for Sep 21–27, 2026
1 AI law enacted in California
In the week of Sep 21–27, 2026, 1 AI law was enacted (California). 136 AI laws have been enacted in 2026 through this week.
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2026, week by weekAI laws enacted each week. Select a week to open its briefing.All weeks of 2026
Enacted
Signed by a governor or the president, or otherwise made law, during the week.
California1 law
Took effect
Laws whose effective date fell during the week.
No AI law took effect this week.
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Alabama2 laws
SB 63
Health care plans; to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in determinations of coverage
Alabama's SB 63 (Act 2026-589) limits how health benefit plan providers, including insurers, HMOs and utilization review contractors, use AI in prior authorization.
Enacted April 16, 2026 Effective October 1, 2026 AI Healthcare, AI in Insurance Official record
SB292
Real property; creation of Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026; title fraud prevention
Alabama's SB 292 (Act 2026-536) creates the Alabama Property Protection Act of 2026 against title fraud, with a consumer administrative complaint process and changes to recording, crime and notary laws.
Enacted April 15, 2026 Effective October 1, 2026 AI Deepfakes Official record
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
HB5312
An Act Establishing a Civil Action for the Office of the Attorney General and a Private Right of Action for…
Connecticut's HB 5312 (Public Act 26-55) adds civil remedies for AI-made intimate images.
Enacted May 26, 2026 Effective October 1, 2026 AI Intimate Images, AI Deepfakes Official record
SB00004
An Act Concerning Consumer Privacy And Protection.
Connecticut's Public Act 26-64 (SB 4) targets data-driven pricing and surveillance.
Enacted May 27, 2026 Effective October 1, 2026 Algorithmic Pricing, Facial Recognition Official record
Maryland1 law
SB8
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
Maryland's Chapter 445 of 2026 adds AI and deepfakes to the state's identity fraud law.
Enacted May 12, 2026 Effective October 1, 2026 AI Deepfakes, AI Likeness Official record
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 21–27, 2026,” https://www.ailawsbystate.com/briefing/2026-09-21, 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.