# Comprehensive legislation on the healthy development of AI (State Council and NPCSC 2026 legislative work plans)

- **Jurisdiction:** China (CN)
- **Type:** Bill · **Status:** Proposed · **Binding:** yes
- **Issued by:** State Council / NPC Standing Committee
- **Proposed:** 8 May 2026 · **Adopted:** — · **Effective:** —
- **Obligations:** —
- **Sectors:** All sectors

## Summary
The State Council 2026 legislative work plan (Guobanfa [2026] No. 14, dated 8 May 2026) commits to 'accelerating comprehensive legislation on the healthy development of AI' and to legislation on data, compute, algorithms and key AI applications. The NPCSC 2026 plan lists AI healthy-development legislation as a research-and-drafting item to be scheduled for review as appropriate.

## Why it matters
China is moving from targeted CAC rules toward a horizontal AI statute; no draft text has been published yet.

## Source
[State Council General Office (reprinted on Ministry of Ecology and Environment website)](https://www.mee.gov.cn/zcwj/gwywj/202605/t20260514_1152263.shtml) · [secondary](https://www.chinanews.com.cn/gn/2026/07-03/10651809.shtml)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Plans published 11 May 2026 (per China News Service). No draft law released as of 4 Oct 2026.

## Cite
Comprehensive legislation on the healthy development of AI (State Council and NPCSC 2026 legislative work plans). State Council / NPC Standing Committee. Status: Proposed. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/cn-comprehensive-ai-law-legislative-plan-2026/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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