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United States of America: Governor signed Act Concerning Online Safety (Public Act 26-15) including AI system design and risk-management regulation

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Governor signed Act Concerning Online Safety (Public Act 26-15) including AI system design and risk-management regulation

On 11 May 2026, the Governor of Connecticut signed Act Concerning Online Safety as Public Act 26-15. The Act establishes design and risk-management obligations across three categories of artificial intelligence systems. Section 2 applies to frontier…

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-04-02
under deliberation

On 2 April 2026, Committee Bill No. 5 (LCO No. 1886), Act Concerning Online Safety, was introduced …

2026-05-01
adopted

On 1 May 2026, the Connecticut House of Representatives adopted Substitute Senate Bill No. 5 (An Ac…

2026-05-11
adopted

On 11 May 2026, the Governor of Connecticut signed Act Concerning Online Safety as Public Act 26-15…

2026-10-01
in force

On 1 October 2026, Sections 2 and 15 of An Act Concerning Online Safety (Public Act 26-15) enter in…