# AI Governance Currency Watch

**Last verified: 2026-05-10.**

> **⚠️ Staleness check.** If the last-verified date above is more than 90 days old, treat this file as stale and verify each entry before relying on it. A stale watch list is worse than no watch list — it looks current while being wrong. When a skill reads this file, check the last-verified date first. If stale, say: "The currency watch was last verified [date] — [N] months ago. I'm using it as a checklist of areas to search, not as a source of current status." When you update any entry, also update the last-verified date at the top.

AI law moves faster than model training data. Before relying on an effective date, threshold, or obligation, verify it against a current source. These are the areas most likely to have moved:

## US state AI laws (enacted, effective dates shifting)

| State | Law | Status as of May 2026 | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | SB 24-205 (Colorado AI Act) | Effective date postponed to **June 30, 2026** (SB 25B-004). Pending ADMT Framework rewrite would push to Jan 2027. | [Colorado AG](https://coag.gov) |
| Texas | TRAIGA | **In force Jan 1, 2026.** Texas AG exclusive enforcement, $10K–$200K/violation, 60-day cure. | [Texas AG](https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov) |
| Nebraska | LB 525 (Conversational AI Safety Act) | Signed April 14, 2026. Disclosure to minors + chatbot-is-not-human disclosure. | NE Legislature |
| Maine | LD 2082 | Signed April 13, 2026. Prohibits AI-delivered therapy without licensed professional. | ME Legislature |
| Tennessee | SB 837 | "Person" in TN Code does not include AI. | TN Legislature |
| NYC | Local Law 144 | In force. Annual bias audit for AEDT in hiring/promotion. | NYC DCWP |
| Illinois | AIPA (820 ILCS 42) | Video interview consent — in force since 2020. | IL General Assembly |
| Illinois | HB 3773 (Human Rights Act AI amendment) | In force Jan 1, 2026. Employers may not use AI to discriminate in hiring, promotion, discipline, discharge. Notice required. Distinct from AIPA. | IL Dept of Human Rights |

## EU AI Act implementation

- **Digital Omnibus (provisional agreement May 7, 2026):** national sandbox deadline → Aug 2, 2027; transparency grace period shortened to 3 months (new deadline Dec 2, 2026); new prohibition on AI-generated NCII/CSAM. The May 7 provisional agreement settled the high-risk deferrals; final text pending Council/Parliament formal adoption. `[verify adoption status]`
- **Implementing acts:** check EUR-Lex for the latest Commission implementing regulations on conformity assessment, standards, and the AI Office.
- **National transposition:** Germany, France, Netherlands, Ireland most active. Check national DPA sites.

## Federal (US)

- EEOC AI guidance (2023) still in effect. Watch for a notice-and-comment rule.
- FTC §5 theory expanding: *FTC v. Humor Rainbow/OkCupid* (March 2026) — undisclosed training-data sharing as a §5 violation.
- Executive orders change with administrations. Verify current policy.

## How to use this file

When a skill cites an effective date, threshold, or obligation in this space, it should note: "AI law is moving fast — this date/rule may have changed since my training. Verify at [source]. See `references/currency-watch.md` for the live list."

**This file goes stale.** It was current as of May 2026. Update it when you notice a date it lists has passed or a rule it lists has changed. A stale watch list is worse than no watch list.
