Parts of Connecticut's Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and Transparency (CART) Act took effect on 1 October 2026. Subscription disclosures, frontier-model whistleblower protections and AI layoff notices are live; companions, hiring tools and minors' social media rules follow through 2028.
On 30 September 2026 Governor Gavin Newsom signed 13 more AI-related bills covering workplace AI, healthcare, transparency and deepfakes, plus an executive order on how California names AI. Here's what the governor's press release says — and what it leaves out.
