--- title: "AI Regulation Tracker" date: 2026-07-29 author: "Irene Austria" featured_image: "https://sqmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ai-regulation-tracker.jpg" --- # AI Regulation Tracker Canonical URL: Cite as: SQ Magazine, *AI Regulation Tracker*. **What is in scope:** Jurisdictions with an AI-specific instrument, plus those where the checked finding is that none binds. 13 records. Every figure is traced to the primary source linked on its row. Last verified 29 July 2026. Re-checked every 90 days. | Record | Region | Status | Status note | Flag | Framework | Approach | Authority | Effective | Phases | Tiers | Penalty | Verified | Source | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Australia | asia-pacific | none | guardrails shelved Dec 2025 | 🇦🇺 | National AI Plan (December 2025); Guidance for AI Adoption (AI6) | principles | Office of AI (announced Jul 2026, PM&C); sector regulators; AI Safety Institute | | The Dec 2025 National AI Plan shelved the 2024 mandatory-guardrails proposal in favor of existing laws and voluntary guidance. The AI Safety Institute stood up in early 2026, and on 15 Jul 2026 the Prime Minister announced plans to legislate Australian AI standards. | | | 2026-07-29 | [Department of Industry, Science and Resources](https://www.industry.gov.au/publications/national-ai-plan) | | Brazil | americas | proposed | Senate passed; Chamber pending | 🇧🇷 | Bill No. 2338/2023 (proposed AI regulatory framework) | risk-tiers | ANPD as coordinator under the bill, once enacted | | The Senate approved the bill on 10 Dec 2024; it remains pending in the Chamber of Deputies as of Jul 2026, with amendments under discussion. Not law: no obligations currently apply. | | | 2026-07-29 | [Senado Federal](https://www25.senado.leg.br/web/atividade/materias/-/materia/157233) | | Canada | americas | none | AIDA died; not reintroduced | 🇨🇦 | Artificial Intelligence and Data Act (part of Bill C-27) – died on prorogation, January 2025 | principles | No AI regulator; existing federal regulators and the ADM Directive for government systems | | Bill C-27 and AIDA died when Parliament was prorogued in January 2025 and have not been reintroduced. Federal governance rests on the Voluntary Code of Conduct for generative AI and the binding Directive on Automated Decision-Making, which applies to federal institutions only. | | | 2026-07-29 | [Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada](https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/innovation-better-canada/en/artificial-intelligence-and-data-act-aida-companion-document) | | China | asia-pacific | in-force | layered measures, no single act | 🇨🇳 | Interim Measures for the Management of Generative AI Services, with deep-synthesis, algorithm-filing and AI-content labeling rules | use-case | Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), with co-issuing ministries | 2023-08-15 | Generative-AI service measures since 15 Aug 2023, on top of the earlier algorithm-filing and deep-synthesis regimes; AI-generated-content labeling (GB 45438-2025) since 1 Sep 2025; anthropomorphic-interaction measures took effect 15 Jul 2026. | | Sanctions applied through existing cybersecurity and data laws (Art. 21, Interim Measures) | 2026-07-29 | [Cyberspace Administration of China](https://www.cac.gov.cn/2023-07/13/c_1690898327029107.htm) | | European Union | europe | partial | high-risk deferred to 2027 | 🇪🇺 | Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), as amended by the 2026 Digital Omnibus | risk-tiers | European AI Office; national market surveillance authorities | 2025-08-02 | Prohibitions and AI literacy apply since 2 Feb 2025; governance and GPAI duties since 2 Aug 2025; transparency rules from 2 Aug 2026. The 2026 Omnibus defers high-risk Annex III obligations to 2 Dec 2027 and Annex I embedded systems to 2 Aug 2028. | Four statutory levels: unacceptable (prohibited), high-risk, transparency, minimal | Up to EUR 35,000,000 or 7% of total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher, for prohibited-practice breaches (Art. 99) | 2026-07-29 | [EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj) | | India | asia-pacific | none | guidelines; no standalone law | 🇮🇳 | India AI Governance Guidelines (MeitY, November 2025) | principles | Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) / IndiaAI Mission | | The Nov 2025 Guidelines set principles, six governance pillars and a phased action plan, and conclude a standalone AI law is not needed at this stage; the IT Act, DPDP Act and sector rules govern. | | | 2026-07-29 | [Press Information Bureau](https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2228315) | | Japan | asia-pacific | in-force | promotion law, no penalties | 🇯🇵 | Act on Promotion of Research and Development, and Utilization of Artificial Intelligence-related Technology (Act No. 53 of 2025) | principles | AI Strategic Headquarters (Cabinet), chaired by the Prime Minister | 2025-09-01 | Promulgated and partly effective 4 Jun 2025; fully in force 1 Sep 2025. A framework law promoting research, development and use; binding enforcement stays with existing sectoral statutes. | | None. The Act contains no penalty provisions | 2026-07-29 | [Japanese Law Translation (Ministry of Justice)](https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/5066/en) | | Singapore | asia-pacific | none | voluntary frameworks | 🇸🇬 | Model AI Governance Framework, third edition covering agentic AI (2026) | principles | IMDA and PDPC; MAS for the financial sector | | Voluntary Model Framework editions for traditional AI (2020), generative AI (2024) and agentic AI (launched 22 Jan 2026), with the AI Verify testing toolkit. Binding duties come from the PDPA and sector rules, not an AI act. | | | 2026-07-29 | [IMDA](https://www.imda.gov.sg/resources/press-releases-factsheets-and-speeches/press-releases/2026/singapore-launches-model-ai-governance-framework-for-agentic-ai) | | South Korea | asia-pacific | in-force | fines deferred through 2026 | 🇰🇷 | Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of Trust (AI Basic Act) | risk-tiers | Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) | 2026-01-22 | In force with its Enforcement Decree since 22 Jan 2026. MSIT is deferring fact-finding investigations and administrative fines for at least a year through 2026, except in cases of serious harm. Applies extraterritorially, with domestic-representative duties above revenue and user thresholds. | High-impact AI affecting life, safety or fundamental rights (healthcare, energy, transport, hiring, biometrics), plus generative-AI transparency duties | Administrative fines up to KRW 30,000,000 | 2026-07-29 | [International Trade Administration](https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/south-korea-ai-basic-act) | | Switzerland | europe | none | CoE convention bill due 2026 | 🇨🇭 | Federal Council decision (Feb 2025): ratify the Council of Europe AI Convention; sectoral implementation | sectoral | FDJP drafting the implementing bill; sector regulators enforce existing law | | The Federal Council opted in Feb 2025 to ratify the Council of Europe AI Convention and to regulate sectorally rather than with a Swiss AI act. A consultation bill from the FDJP is due by end-2026; no AI-specific obligations are in force. | | | 2026-07-29 | [Swiss Federal Chancellery](https://www.bk.admin.ch/en/regulation) | | United Arab Emirates | mea | none | federal AI authority, Jun 2026 | 🇦🇪 | UAE Charter for the Development and Use of AI (2024); Federal Authority for AI and Data announced 14 Jun 2026 | principles | Federal Authority for Artificial Intelligence and Data (announced); Minister of State for AI | | No horizontal AI law by choice; the 2024 Charter carries 12 non-binding principles and the National AI Strategy 2031 sets direction. A Federal Authority for AI and Data was announced 14 Jun 2026. In the DIFC free zone, Regulation 10 – the region's first AI-specific rule – is fully enforced since 1 Jan 2026. | | | 2026-07-29 | [UAE Government portal](https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/digital-uae/digital-technology/artificial-intelligence) | | United Kingdom | europe | none | principles-led; no AI bill | 🇬🇧 | A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation (2023 White Paper); Regulating for Growth Bill announced 2026 | principles | DSIT-coordinated sector regulators (ICO, FCA, MHRA, Ofcom) | | Five cross-sector principles are applied by existing regulators rather than a statute. The Oct 2025 Blueprint added the AI Growth Lab sandbox program, and the Regulating for Growth Bill announced in the 2026 King's Speech would legislate sandbox powers, not an AI act. | | | 2026-07-29 | [GOV.UK](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-regulation-a-pro-innovation-approach) | | United States | americas | none | states lead; federal EO push | 🇺🇸 | Executive Order 14365, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (11 Dec 2025) | sectoral | No general AI regulator; sectoral agencies (FTC, FDA) under existing law | | No federal AI statute. EO 14365 directs a national-framework push, an AI Litigation Task Force against state AI laws and funding conditions; preemption is not enacted. States drive binding rules: Colorado repealed its 2024 AI Act before commencement, replacing it with an ADMT Act effective 1 Jan 2027. | | | 2026-07-29 | [Federal Register](https://www.federalregister.gov/executive-order/14365) | Quoting a figure with a link to this page needs no permission. Reuse of the compiled dataset is licensed under CC BY 4.0: credit SQ Magazine and link back. Definition of Automated Decision-Making. Link to full glossary entry follows the description.**Automated Decision-Making**A significant decision about a person taken with no meaningful human involvement, defined by UK GDPR Articles 22A to 22C and subject to statutory safeguards. [Read more](https://sqmagazine.co.uk/glossary/automated-decision-making/) Definition of AI Agent. Link to full glossary entry follows the description.**AI Agent**An AI agent is a software system that uses an AI model to plan, pick tools and take actions toward a goal on a user's behalf, with limited human oversight. 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