AI Regulatory Horizon Scan
In brief
The AI Regulatory Horizon Scan is a free XLSX and DOCX register for EU AI Act. Twelve months of recorded AI policy changes with columns to rate relevance and assign actions, every upcoming deadline, and a quarterly briefing outline. Version v1, built 5 October 2026, cites 70 recorded duties from 10 instruments, each linked to its official source.
- Format
- XLSX and DOCX · Register
- Version
- v1, built 5 Oct 2026
- Duties cited
- 19 from 10 instruments
- Rows from the records
- 70
- Frameworks
- EU AI Act
- Written for
- Provider / developer, Deployer / user organisation, Public authority / government body
- Price and licence
- Free · CC BY 4.0
What's inside
- Every change recorded in the last twelve months, with what changed and what it means in practice
- Relevance, owner and action columns
- Upcoming deadlines sheet
- Document: quarterly briefing with the last three months of changes
Preview
The sheets and sections of version v1, as built. Columns marked ▾ have a dropdown; ƒ is a formula.
Sheet: Changes (12 months)
| Date | Jurisdiction | Change | Instrument | Impact on record | What changed | In practice | Review | Relevant to us ▾ | Owner | Our action | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | California (United States) | California executive order directs work on AI oversight, including a frontier-model kill switch | Routine | The Governor issued an executive order asking a working group to recommend, within about two months, measures to strengthen California's AI safety and security | No obligations yet; frontier-model developers should watch for the working group's recommendations. | Not yet verified | https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-09-18-california-executive-order-ai-oversight-kill-switch | ||||
| 2026-09-16 | California (United States) | California SB 1050 requires disclosure of AI synthetic performers in advertising | High | SB 1050 makes it unlawful to create or publish an advertisement that prominently includes a synthetic performer (a human-like digital voice, figure or represent | Advertisers and agencies should add a clear disclosure to any California advertisement that features an AI-generated performer from 1 January 2027. | Not yet verified | https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-09-16-california-sb-1050-synthetic-performer-ad-disclosure | ||||
| 2026-09-10 | California (United States) | California signs child-safety laws covering companion chatbots and social media | High | The Governor signed a package of child-safety bills that, among other things, require risk assessments before new companion-chatbot rollouts, add penalties for | Providers of companion chatbots available to minors in California should plan risk assessments and safeguards for the 2027 dates. | Not yet verified | https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-09-10-california-companion-chatbot-child-safety-laws | ||||
| 2026-09-09 | California (United States) | California enacts an AI audit framework with SB 813 and AB 1405 | High | The Governor signed SB 813, under which the Government Operations Agency sets criteria by 1 January 2028 for designating qualified AI auditors as independent ve | Organisations that commission AI audits for California compliance should plan to use auditors that register under AB 1405 once the registry opens. | Not yet verified | https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-09-09-california-sb-813-ab-1405-ai-audit-framework | ||||
| 2026-08-06 | United States | House members introduce the AI Tax and Work Protection Act (H.R. 10044), an excise tax on AI tokens | Routine | H.R. 10044 would tax large AI companies on the value of the tokens their models process or on AI-service revenue, whichever is higher, with a rate that rises au | No obligations; a proposal to watch in the economic-transition tracker. | Not yet verified | https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-08-06-us-house-ai-tax-and-work-protection-act-introduced | ||||
| 2026-08-02 | European Union | EU AI Act general application begins; Article 50 transparency duties now apply | EU AI Act | High | The general application date in Article 113 arrived. Chatbot disclosure, synthetic-content marking and deepfake labelling under Article 50 now apply; the high-r | Label AI interactions and synthetic content now; high-risk conformity work runs to the deferred dates. | Not yet verified | https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-08-02-eu-ai-act-general-application-and-article-50-transparency-begin |
Every AI policy change recorded in the last twelve months, newest first. Rate each for your organisation and assign an owner; the file is rebuilt when new changes are recorded.
Sheet: Upcoming deadlines
| Date | Milestone | Instrument | Jurisdiction | Source reference | Status | Confidence | Note | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-02 | Law in force | UAE PDPL | United Arab Emirates | passed | high | Entry into force. | https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uae-personal-data-protection-law | |
| 2023-06-21 | Consultation closed | UK AI regulation framework | United Kingdom | passed | high | End of the white paper consultation period. | https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uk-ai-regulation-white-paper | |
| 2023-08-11 | Presidential assent | India DPDP Act | India | passed | high | Act No. 22 of 2023. | https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/india-dpdp-act | |
| 2024-02-06 | Government response published | UK AI regulation framework | United Kingdom | passed | high | Confirmed the principles-based approach and asked regulators to publish AI plans. | https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/uk-ai-regulation-white-paper | |
| 2024-08-01 | Entry into force | EU AI Act | European Union | Article 113 | passed | high | Twentieth day after publication in the Official Journal. | https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/eu-ai-act |
| 2024-09-05 | Opened for signature | Framework Convention on AI (CETS 225) | Council of Europe | passed | high | Signing conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. | https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/council-of-europe-framework-convention-on-ai |
Document outline (DOCX)
- AI regulatory horizon scan
- Summary for leadership
- Changes in the last three months
- Our response
How to use it
- 1Request the files. Enter your name, company and work email in the form on this page. The XLSX and DOCX download links arrive by email and work for 7 days.
- 2Read the README page. It states the version (v1), the dataset it was built from and the licence, so anyone reviewing your copy knows which records it reflects.
- 3Check the duties against your situation. The "Changes (12 months)" and "Upcoming deadlines" sheets list the recorded duties with their source references. Mark which apply to you and follow each link to the official text.
- 4Complete the document. Work through the DOCX sections (AI regulatory horizon scan) and replace each placeholder with your organisation's answer.
- 5Keep the evidence and watch for new versions. Link each completed row to the evidence that supports it. When the law on record changes, this template gets a new version and a changelog on this page.
Duties this template covers (19)
Each is cited in the file with its source reference and a link back to the record.
- Establish accountability processes and a risk-management process (guardrails 1 and 2)
- Frontier developers must protect employees who report catastrophic-risk concerns
- Use high-risk AI as instructed, monitor it and inform affected people
- Providers must meet the full set of provider duties for high-risk AI
- Providers must supply conformity evidence and log access to authorities on request
- Non-EU providers must appoint an EU authorised representative for high-risk AI
- Deployers, distributors and importers must assume provider duties when they rebrand or substantially modify high-risk AI
- Law-enforcement deployers must obtain authorisation for post-remote biometric identification and report annually
- Providers of GPAI models must notify the Commission within two weeks of meeting the systemic-risk threshold
- Non-EU providers of GPAI models must appoint an EU authorised representative
- Adopt the guiding principles and risk-based governance (voluntary)
- Government bodies to promote ethical, responsible and inclusive AI (policy commitment)
Legal basis
Version history
| Version | Built | Dataset | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| v1 | c6967b988bb5 | First version, built from dataset c6967b988bb5. |
Only the latest version is served. A rebuild that changes the content adds a version; a rebuild that does not is skipped.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the AI Regulatory Horizon Scan?
Every change recorded in the last twelve months, with what changed and what it means in practice. Relevance, owner and action columns. Upcoming deadlines sheet. Document: quarterly briefing with the last three months of changes.
Which duties does it cite?
19 recorded duties from Australian Voluntary AI Safety Standard, California SB 53, EU AI Act and India AI Governance Guidelines, including Guardrails 1 and 2, Labor Code Section 1107 (as added by SB 53), Article 26, Article 16, Article 21 and Article 22. Each row links to the record, and the record to the official source.
Who is it for?
The duties it cites fall on provider / developer, deployer / user organisation and public authority / government body. Whoever owns AI governance for those roles usually completes it, with the system owner supplying the facts.
Is it free?
Yes. Request the XLSX and DOCX with your work email on this page; the download links arrive by email, valid for 7 days. No account and no charge. Licensed CC BY 4.0. You may use, adapt and share this template, including commercially, with attribution to aipolicytracker.org.
How will I know when it changes?
Version v1 was built on 5 October 2026. The library is rebuilt daily; when a change to the records reaches this template it gets the next version, a changelog below and an entry in the templates feed.
Does completing it make us compliant?
No. It is an informational resource, not legal advice; it helps produce the evidence a regulator, customer or auditor asks for. Whether a duty applies to you is a judgement the template cannot make.
Disclaimer: informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult a qualified lawyer before acting.