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State AI Laws and the Federal EO: Effective Dates, Scope, Enforcement and Compliance Planning

Planning for California, New York, Texas, and Colorado AI Laws

About the Course

Introduction

This webinar will examine state artificial intelligence (AI) laws, with a focus on the California Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act, and Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act, all becoming effective in 2026, and the New York Responsible AI Safety and Education Act, becoming effective in 2027.

Description

As companies operationalize AI across business functions, counsel will increasingly be asked to define which systems fall in scope, design defensible governance and documentation, and implement disclosure, risk assessment, and escalation workflows that can withstand state scrutiny. This program will discuss these new statutory obligations and navigate what they will require from corporate counsel. 

The program will also address the Dec. 11, 2025 Executive Order, Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, including how it contemplates federal agency actions and litigation posture that could challenge or preempt certain state AI laws, and what that uncertainty means for compliance planning.

Listen as our panel provides practical guidance for building an AI compliance program that addresses California, Texas, New York, and Colorado requirements while anticipating possible federal to state friction and enforcement risk.

Presented By

Linn F. Freedman
Partner, Chair Data Privacy, Cybersecurity + AI Practice
Robinson & Cole LLP

Ms. Freedman practices in data privacy and security law, and complex litigation. She focuses her practice on compliance with all state and federal privacy and security laws and regulations, and counsels clients on state and federal data privacy and security investigations and data breaches. Among other areas, she advises clients on HIPAA compliance programs, employee awareness training patient portals, data use and sharing agreements for health information exchanges software, and cloud vendor agreements.

Melissa Krasnow
Partner
VLP Law Group, LLP

Ms. Krasnow advises companies on privacy, data security, technology matters, and cyber governance, including data breaches/incidents/other events (ransomware, account takeover, business email compromise, phishing, and vulnerabilities), preparing written information security programs (organizational and employee), devising incident response plans, and facilitating and participating in tabletop exercises. She counsels boards of directors and officers on privacy, data security, and technology risk oversight and developments, and reviews cyber liability insurance policies. Ms. Krasnow advises companies on regulatory inquiries and complying with state, federal, and international privacy and data security, advertising and marketing, governance and compliance, and regulated industry laws. She prepares website and mobile application privacy policies and terms (including regarding the GDPR, CPRA and other state privacy laws, geolocation, big data, and artificial intelligence/chatbots), and technology policies. Ms. Krasnow works with companies on negotiating (and renegotiating in the wake of data breaches/incidents/other events) and documenting technology and commercial transactions, including master services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, data security addenda, business associate agreements, data license agreements, GDPR and other data processing agreements, and CPRA and other state privacy law agreements.


Credit Information
  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.


  • Live Online


    On Demand

Date + Time

  • event

    Tuesday, January 27, 2026

  • schedule

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

I. Introduction to AI regulation

II. California: Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act

III. Texas: Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act

IV. Colorado: Colorado AI Act

V. New York: Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act

VI. Dec. 11, 2025 EO: Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence

VII. Practical takeaways

The panel will cover these and other key topics:

  • Background of AI regulation in the U.S., including state laws and EOs
  • Key timelines for 2026 and 2027 implementation
  • The December 2025 EO requirements and potential impact on state laws
  • Enforcement mechanisms of the California, Texas, New York, and Colorado AI laws
  • Understanding at a high level what each law contemplates on transparency, reporting, and governance