Eight selected records were checked on 20 August 2026.
Adopted orders; proceedings active
Orders issued
Checked 20 August 2026
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · United States / federal
FERC opens large-load tariff proceedings
FERC directed the six regional transmission organisations and independent system operators under its jurisdiction to justify or reform tariff rules for data centres and other large loads.
Legal detail
Affected actors
Regional transmission organisations
Independent system operators
Data-centre projects
Other large loads
Enforcement
The orders open proceedings under section 206 of the Federal Power Act and grant no grid access. Any change to connection terms would require a later order.
In force
Duties apply
Checked 20 August 2026
European Commission AI Office and national market-surveillance authorities · European Union
Article 50 transparency duties now apply
Providers are responsible for notices in covered AI interactions and machine-readable marks on specified synthetic output. Deployers are responsible for disclosure when they publish a covered use.
Legal detail
Affected actors
Providers subject to Article 50
Deployers with covered labelling duties
Enforcement
National market-surveillance authorities enforce the duties, and fines under the AI Act can apply.
In force
Entered into force
Future dates
: High-risk rules for listed uses such as employment decisions apply
: Annex I product rules apply
Checked 20 August 2026
European Parliament and Council of the European Union
The AI Omnibus moves the high-risk timetable
The amending measure moves the rules for uses listed in Annex III, including employment decisions, to 2 December 2027. Rules for products listed in Annex I move to 2 August 2028.
Legal detail
Affected actors
Providers of high-risk AI systems
Deployers of high-risk AI systems
Enforcement
Authorities enforce the affected duties when the revised application dates arrive. Existing prohibitions and current general-purpose model duties remain on their own timetables.
Adopted; rulemaking open
Signed
Future dates
: Replacement law takes effect
Checked 20 August 2026
Colorado Attorney General · United States / Colorado
Colorado replaced its high-risk AI law before it took effect
Senate Bill 26-189 repealed and reenacted the earlier provisions. The replacement covers consequential decisions, meaning decisions with a material legal or similarly significant effect on access to a covered service or opportunity.
Legal detail
Affected actors
Developers of covered automated decision-making technology
Deployers using it for decisions that materially affect access to a covered service or opportunity
Enforcement
The Colorado Attorney General will enforce the law and is preparing rules before the 1 January 2027 effective date.
In force
Order issued
Checked 20 August 2026
President of the United States and implementing federal agencies · United States / federal
Executive Order 14409 calls for voluntary pre-release access
Section 3 defines a “covered frontier model” by reference to the order's computing threshold. It directs agencies to develop a voluntary framework for secure pre-release access and also orders federal cyber-defence work.
Legal detail
Affected actors
Federal agencies
Developers of covered frontier models
Enforcement
The framework is voluntary, and the order expressly disclaims a mandatory government approval regime.
In force
Chaptered
Checked 20 August 2026
California Attorney General and state agencies named in SB 53 · United States / California
California applies duties to large frontier developers
Covered developers must maintain and publish a plan for managing catastrophic risk. Separate provisions require reports of qualifying incidents and protect workers who report qualifying concerns.
Legal detail
Affected actors
Large frontier developers covered by SB 53
Workers reporting critical safety concerns
Enforcement
The Act provides for civil enforcement by the California Attorney General.
Investigation open
Investigation opened
Future dates
: Statutory investigation deadline
Checked 20 August 2026
Competition and Markets Authority · United Kingdom
The CMA opens a Microsoft business-software investigation
The CMA is deciding whether Microsoft has strategic market status in its business-software ecosystem. That status is the Act's designation for a firm with substantial and entrenched market power in a strategically important activity.
Legal detail
Affected actors
Microsoft
Business-software customers
Enforcement
A designation under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 can support later conduct requirements or another statutory intervention.
In force from 1 September 2025
Measure issued
Checked 20 August 2026
Cyberspace Administration of China and the other issuing ministries
China requires labels for AI-generated synthetic content
Providers must use visible labels in specified contexts and embed labels in file metadata, the information stored with the content. Distribution platforms must inspect that metadata and provide a route for user declarations.
Legal detail
Affected actors
Providers of synthetic-content services
Online distribution platforms
Enforcement
The issuing regulators apply existing laws and departmental rules within their respective mandates. The measure also restricts removal or falsification of labels.