Executive Summary The TCPA nonprofit exemption is narrow. A tax exempt nonprofit may place AI voice calls to a residential landline without consent only up to three calls in any consecutive 30 day period, with caller identification, a callback number, an automated opt out within two seconds of the identification and, on voicemail, a toll…
Executive Summary Three Maryland tenant screening laws took effect on October 1, 2026. HB 573 (Chapter 778) writes disparate impact liability into the state fair housing statute, SB 937 (Chapter 752) is the Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act, and HB 315 (Chapter 772) limits how credit scores and income ratios can be applied to applicants…
Executive Summary On June 3, 2026 the Ninth Circuit ordered two Orange County immigration lawyers to pay $2,500 each and suspended them from practice before that court for six months in Lnu v. Blanche, No. 24-4790. Their briefs cited invented cases written by unlicensed law graduates, and no licensed attorney read the cited cases before…
Executive Summary Pennsylvania’s Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Advertising Act (SB 806, Act 99 of 2026) was approved October 22, 2026 and takes effect December 21, 2026. The Act creates no exemption based on where the advertiser or agency is located, so agencies outside Pennsylvania should assess any campaign directed to Pennsylvania consumers. It is not a…
Executive Summary On October 14, 2026, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2274 published the reference of EN 18286:2026 in the Official Journal. It is the first cited harmonised standard supporting the EU AI Act, and it addresses the quality management system that Article 17 requires of providers of high risk AI systems. From that date, conformity…
Executive Summary Since October 1, 2026, Connecticut law says expressly that an employer’s use of automated employment related decision technology “shall not be a defense” against a discrimination complaint under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act. The amendment clarifies that pointing at the tool or vendor will not answer an otherwise proven claim; it does…
Executive Summary On September 22, 2026, the Connecticut Department of Banking told every Connecticut chartered institution and every entity it licenses or regulates that it expects an AI Governance Framework and a Written AI Governance Plan addressing seven named components, proportionate to each entity’s use of qualifying AI Systems, and that it plans to review…
Executive Summary Governor Newsom signed AB 1979 (Chapter 854) and SB 503 (Chapter 857) on September 30, 2026. Both take effect January 1, 2027, and both expressly cover a physician’s office, defined as the office of a physician in solo practice. There is no size, revenue or patient volume threshold in either law. AB 1979…
Executive Summary September 30, 2026 was the deadline for Governor Newsom to act on the bills the Legislature passed before September 1. Law firm tallies count more than 20 AI related laws enacted in the 2026 session, with totals varying by whether adjacent privacy and surveillance measures are included. Most take effect January 1, 2027,…
Executive Summary GSA has issued a revised GSAR 552.239-7001, Basic Safeguarding of Data within Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence Systems, through a class deviation; formal notice and comment rulemaking is still to follow. GSA’s deviation table lists Part 552 as signed July 16, 2026 and effective October 19, 2026, and contracting officers may use it…
