The AI Regulation Tracker is a dated status table for the rules that govern AI-influenced decisions and AI agents. Every row names its scope, its current status, and the date it was last reviewed against primary sources.
How this table works
Regulatory summaries rot quietly: a page written in spring states a deadline that a summer amendment moved. This tracker treats status as data. Each row is reviewed against the primary source and stamped with its review date, and rows are corrected the way a living standard is corrected: visibly, with the change noted in the site changelog. A row is only as current as its date says it is.
Status by regime
| Regime | Who it reaches | Status | Last reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) | All providers and deployers placing AI on the EU market, tiered by risk | In force since August 2024 with staged application. Transparency duties applied in August 2026. The 2026 Digital Omnibus deferred the main high-risk obligations to December 2, 2027 (Annex III stand-alone systems) and August 2, 2028 (AI embedded in Annex I regulated products). | September 5, 2026 |
| Texas TRAIGA (HB 149) | AI systems in Texas; Attorney-General enforced | Effective January 1, 2026. Penalties up to 200,000 dollars per uncurable violation and 40,000 dollars per day for continuing violations. | September 5, 2026 |
| Colorado AI Act (SB 24-205) | Developers and deployers of high-risk AI making consequential decisions | Enacted 2024; high-risk obligations take effect in 2026, with the exact date amended by the legislature. Confirm the current date before relying on it. | September 5, 2026 |
| NYC Local Law 144 | Automated employment decision tools used for NYC roles | In effect. Requires annual independent bias audits and candidate notice. | September 5, 2026 |
| ISO/IEC 42001:2023 | Certifiable AI management system standard (voluntary) | Published December 2023. Certification audits are running; increasingly referenced in procurement. | September 5, 2026 |
| NIST AI RMF 1.0 | Voluntary US risk-management framework | Published January 2023 (Govern, Map, Measure, Manage). The common vocabulary for US programs; a generative-AI profile followed. | September 5, 2026 |
Watchlist
On the watchlist, pending verification against primary sources before they get a row: California frontier-model legislation, Brazil's Bill 2338, India's AI liability framework, and state bills in progress. A regime moves from the watchlist to the table only when its status can be stated from a primary source with a date.
Machine-readable
The table is published as JSON at /data/regulation-tracker.json, and this page carries speakable structured data like every page on this site. Cite the page, or consume the file.
Frequently asked questions
When do the EU AI Act high-risk obligations apply?
Under the 2026 Digital Omnibus, the main high-risk obligations were deferred to December 2, 2027 for stand-alone Annex III systems and August 2, 2028 for AI embedded in Annex I regulated products. Transparency duties applied in August 2026.
Which US AI laws are already in effect?
Texas's TRAIGA took effect January 1, 2026, and NYC Local Law 144 has required bias audits for automated employment decision tools since 2023. Colorado's SB 24-205 obligations take effect in 2026 with an amended date.
How often is this tracker updated?
Rows are reviewed monthly against primary sources, and each row carries the date it was last reviewed. Changes are noted in the site changelog.
References
- EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Official Journal of the European Union. View source ↗
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act tracker (application timeline and the 2026 Digital Omnibus changes). View source ↗
- Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA), HB 149, 89R. View source ↗
- Colorado SB 24-205, Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence. View source ↗
- NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, Automated Employment Decision Tools (Local Law 144). View source ↗
- ISO/IEC 42001:2023, AI management system standard. View source ↗
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0). View source ↗
Cite this page
Bertram, M. (2026). AI Regulation Tracker. Digital Information Governance® (DIG), Framework v1.1. https://digitalinformationgovernance.com/ai-regulation-tracker
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