AI laws that took effect in 2020
12 AI laws in 11 states and D.C. took effect in 2020, 2 of them on January 1. Each law below links to its page and its official record.
2 laws, grouped by state.
AB1215
California's AB 1215 added Penal Code § 832.19, which barred law enforcement agencies and officers from installing, activating or using any biometric surveillance system, such as facial recognition, in connection with an officer camera (a body-worn camera or…
Enacted October 8, 2019 Effective January 1, 2020 Facial Recognition, AI in Law Enforcement Official record
HB2557
Illinois' Public Act 101-0260 (HB 2557) creates the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act.
Enacted August 9, 2019 Effective January 1, 2020 AI in Employment, AI Transparency Official record
By effective date.
Washington
HB2676
Washington's Chapter 182, Laws of 2020 (ESHB 2676) sets minimum rules for testing autonomous vehicles on public roads under the Department of Licensing self-certification pilot program.
Enacted March 27, 2020Official record
Tennessee
SB2836
Tennessee's 2020 personal delivery device law (Public Chapter 685, SB 2836) authorizes electric delivery robots that travel mainly on sidewalks and crosswalks and can navigate with or without the active control or monitoring of a natural person.
Enacted June 15, 2020Official record
Virginia
SB758
Virginia SB 758 (2020) revises the state's law on delivery robots.
Enacted April 22, 2020Official record
Minnesota
SF3072
Minnesota's Laws 2020, chapter 82 created Minn. Stat. 626.19 on law enforcement use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).
Enacted May 16, 2020Official record
Georgia
SB337
Georgia's SB 337 (Act 550 of 2020) brings fake intimate images into the state's nonconsensual pornography law.
Enacted August 3, 2020Official record
Hawaii
HB2590
Hawaii's HB 2590 (Act 21 of 2020) established an autonomous vehicles testing pilot program within the Department of Transportation.
Enacted September 15, 2020Official record
Maryland
HB1202
Maryland's HB 1202 bars employers from using a facial recognition service to create a facial template (the machine-interpretable pattern of facial features extracted from images) during a job applicant's interview unless the applicant consents by signing a…
Enacted May 8, 2020Official record
Vermont
S0124
Vermont's S.124 (Act 166 of 2020) is a public safety act whose Sec. 14 imposes a moratorium on facial recognition technology: until the General Assembly authorizes it by law, a law enforcement officer may not use facial recognition technology or information…
Enacted October 7, 2020Official record
New York
A6787
New York's A 6787-D barred public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, including charter schools, from buying or using biometric identifying technology until July 1, 2022 or until the Commissioner of Education authorized it after a public report…
Enacted December 22, 2020Official record
District of Columbia
B23-0232
D.C. Law 23-156, the Autonomous Vehicles Testing Program Amendment Act of 2020, amends the Autonomous Vehicle Act of 2012 (D.C. Code 50-2351 et seq.).
Enacted December 23, 2020Official record
Laws with an effective date in 2020.
A law is listed under the date its main provisions take effect, from its official record. Some laws phase in, with parts starting on other dates; each law's page has the details. 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.