Top Stories – June 30, 2026
1. Colorado Replaces Landmark AI Act With Narrower ADMT Law on Its Original Effective Date
June 30 was the original effective date for Colorado’s SB 24-205, but Governor Polis signed SB 26-189 on May 14 to replace it with a narrower framework targeting automated decision-making technology (ADMT) used in consequential decisions such as employment, housing, and health care, now effective January 1, 2027.
2. EU AI Act Digital Omnibus Extends High-Risk AI Deadline to December 2027
A provisional agreement reached in May 2026 pushes the main Annex III high-risk AI compliance deadline from August 2, 2026 to December 2, 2027, while adding new prohibitions on AI-generated non-consensual intimate material and child sexual abuse material effective December 2026.
3. Rhode Island Enacts Three AI Laws Covering Mental Health Chatbots, AI Companions, and Healthcare Documentation
Governor McKee signed three laws on June 22 banning unlicensed AI therapy chatbots, requiring AI companion platforms to direct users expressing suicidal ideation to crisis services, and mandating patient notification when AI documents healthcare visits – one of the most targeted state AI packages enacted this year.