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Last verified Oct 12, 2026
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- 132
- Binding rules
- 30
- Rules for lawyers
- 72
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- Guidance or voluntary framework
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On our watch list
Votes, deadlines and start dates we are tracking. When one passes, we check the outcome and update the map.
Oct 2026
15
United States
Rules committee reconsiders revised draft
Proposed Federal Rule of Evidence 707: evidence produced by AI ↗
Oct 2026
18
United States
Public comments due
Tenth Circuit proposed rule: certify human review of AI-assisted filings ↗
Oct 2026
26
Nov 2026
30
Dec 2026
10
Australia
ADM privacy policy disclosures become mandatory
Privacy Act automated decision-making transparency obligation ↗
Dec 2026
15
Australia
Remaining agency AI requirements take effect
Policy for the responsible use of AI in government (Version 2.0) ↗
Jan 2027
1
Jan 2027
1
California
Law takes effect
California SB 574 (Umberg): attorney, arbitrator and court duties for generative AI ↗
Beyond any one country
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International frameworks and standards
- OECD Recommendation of the Council on Artificial Intelligence (OECD AI Principles)Verified
- ISO/IEC 42001 AI Management SystemVerified
- Council of Europe Framework Convention on AI and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of LawVerified
- Council of Europe HUDERIA methodology and COBRA modelVerified
- OECD Privacy Guidelines (Recommendation on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data)Verified
- UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial IntelligenceVerified
- OECD Framework for the Classification of AI SystemsVerified
- ISO/IEC 42005 AI System Impact AssessmentVerified
- ISO/IEC 22989 AI Concepts and TerminologyVerified
Multi-state trackers
- US state laws on consumer-facing AI chatbots (tracker)Verified
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