Legislation
This page tracks AI-related federal authorities, state legislation, and international regulatory developments. The legislation materials are split into separate pages:
Legislation Sections
- United States Federal Authorities — Federal statutes, executive orders, OMB and government-wide policy, agency rules and guidance, and pending federal legislation specifically targeting AI.
- United States State Legislation — State AI legislation and state-level developments, including California, Colorado, Oklahoma, and other state initiatives.
- Illinois SB 315 frontier-model safety bill — Passed both houses May 29, 2026; would require annual catastrophic-risk plans, transparency reports, critical-incident reporting, and independent third-party safety audits for frontier AI models. See: May 29 update.
- May 22, 2026 state AI legislation roundup — Minnesota, South Carolina, Missouri, Vermont, California, and Arizona AI legislative developments.
- May 15, 2026 state AI legislation roundup — Connecticut SB 5, Georgia AI enactments, Hawaii AI bills, Colorado AI bills, and California suspense-file activity.
- Florida SB 484 data-center cost-allocation law — Signed May 7, 2026; directs tariffs for large-load data-center customers to prevent cost shifting to general ratepayers.
- May 9 state AI legislation roundup — Connecticut SB 5, Iowa SF 2417, Colorado chatbot/therapy/pricing bills, and Maryland/other state AI-law developments.
- International Legislation — International AI regulatory developments, including the European Union, United Kingdom, and Asia-Pacific.
- European Commission model-access talks with OpenAI and Anthropic — May 11, 2026; EU Commission discussions over access to leading general-purpose AI models as EU AI Act supervision moves toward implementation.