2024
Delaware AI Commission established
H.B. 333 creates the Delaware AI Commission, with responsibilities spanning policy recommendations, public-sector AI guidance, service delivery, rights protection and high-risk generative-AI use.
Enacted law · Commission formed2025
H.J.R. 7 signed
The General Assembly directs the Commission to work with the Secretary of State to create a regulatory sandbox framework for innovative technologies using agentic AI. It calls for a report and recommendations, including draft legislation, by January 2, 2026.
Enacted resolutionCommission report describes sandbox work
The Commission’s 2025 annual report says a Sandbox Subcommittee is developing a framework to test and evaluate agentic AI and its use in corporate governance.
Official commission reportGovernor publicly endorses AI-run company idea
In response to an April 2026 proposal by Mark Cuban that states permit incorporation using AI agents and stablecoins, Governor Matt Meyer’s official account replied “On it!” This public exchange helped bring the AIC concept into wider discussion; it was not a legislative action. See the October 27 report.
Public policy discussion · Not legislation2026
H.B. 191 restricts AI professional licensure and titles
Delaware bars nonhuman entities, including AI agents, from specified nursing, physician and physician-assistant credentials and from using listed professional titles. The law addresses who may legally practice or hold a professional credential; it does not ban healthcare AI generally.
Enacted law · Effective immediately2026
36-page AIC and sandbox draft dated
The publicly circulated draft House bill proposes Chapter 80 (Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Sandbox Program) and Chapter 81 (Artificial Intelligence Company Act) of Title 6. The bill-number field is blank; the text is not an introduced bill.
Draft legislation · Not introduced2026
Draft becomes public; policy rationale debated
Spotlight Delaware reports on the proposal, including the new entity form, potential business uses, limited liability, capital requirements and governance questions. A public-private framework effort is also discussed in coverage.
Independent reporting2026
Privacy laws signed
H.B. 380 amends Delaware’s Personal Data Privacy Act, including protections relevant to profiling and automated decisions. H.B. 381 amends computer-security-breach rules. H.B. 380 takes effect January 1, 2027.
Enacted laws · Separate from AIC draft2026
WHYY reports on liability questions
Coverage describes expected consideration in 2027 and legal scholars’ concerns about who would be accountable if an AI-managed company causes harm.
Independent reporting2026
Corporate-law analysis examines the draft
The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law publishes a section-by-section analysis of the proposed entity, liability framework, member duties, sandbox conditions and wind-down process.
Legal analysis2026
House Oversight sends document request
Chairman James Comer requests records from Governor Matt Meyer regarding policy development, outside contributors, safety assessments and draft legislation. The letter sets November 9, 2026 as the response deadline.
Congressional oversight inquiry2026
Delaware Public Media reports Commission questions remain
The report says the Governor’s office was reviewing the House request and the draft had not yet been sent to the Governor or legislature because the broader AI Commission still had questions.
Latest status reported before this update2026
Current monitor status: proposal not law
No introduced AIC bill or enacted Artificial Intelligence Company Act is identified as of this research update. Potential 2027 consideration remains a reported expectation, not a guaranteed timetable.
Current status · November 6, 2026Sources: Delaware General Assembly H.J.R. 7; Delaware AI Commission Annual Report 2025; June 2, 2026 draft text; Spotlight Delaware; WHYY; Delaware Journal of Corporate Law; U.S. House Oversight Committee; Delaware Public Media. Full links are in Sources & methodology.