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AI regulation news for Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026

14 AI laws enacted in California

In the week of Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026, 14 AI laws were enacted (California), 6 laws took effect and 3 AI bills were vetoed. 150 AI laws have been enacted in 2026 through this week.

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States that acted during the week of Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026.
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Enacted

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

California14 laws

AB1609

Customer service chatbots.

California's AB 1609 applies to businesses with over $500 million in national gross annual revenue.

Enacted September 28, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 User-Facing AI, AI Transparency Official record

SB 1159

Artificial intelligence: transparency and governance.

California's SB 1159 makes clear that AI systems, autonomous agents, robots and other nonhuman entities are not 'persons' or 'members of the public' who can engage with government under the Public Records Act, the open-meeting laws, the Legislative Open…

Enacted September 30, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 AI in Government Official record

SB 947

Employment: automated decision systems.

California's SB 947 limits how employers, including public employers and labor contractors, use automated decision systems (ADS) such as AI tools, starting July 1, 2027.

Enacted September 30, 2026 Effective July 1, 2027 AI in Employment, Automated Decision-Making Official record

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

SB1111

Digital replicas.

California's SB 1111 clarifies that the voice or likeness protected by Civil Code § 3344, the right to sue over knowing use of a person's name, voice, signature, photograph or likeness on products or in advertising without consent, includes a digital replica…

Enacted September 30, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 AI Likeness, AI Deepfakes Official record

SB1246

Autonomous vehicles.

California's SB 1246 adds duties for autonomous vehicle manufacturers from July 1, 2028. Remote drivers must be in the U.S. and hold a license valid in California, of the right class.

Enacted September 30, 2026 Effective July 1, 2028 Autonomous Vehicles Official record

Took effect

Laws whose effective date fell during the week.

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

Vetoed

Coming up

Laws set to take effect in the four weeks after this one, through November 1, 2026. See every new AI law for 2027.

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 28 – Oct 4, 2026,” https://www.ailawsbystate.com/briefing/2026-09-28, 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.