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A Red State Model for Comprehensive AI Laws: Texas Enacts the Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act.

Effective January 1, 2026, the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TX H.B. 149, 2025) takes a unique approach to AI regulation—pulling threads from the EU AI Act, Colorado's comprehensive AI statute, and...more

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U.S. Senate Strikes Proposed 10-Year Ban on State and Local AI Regulation From Spending Bill

On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Senate nearly unanimously voted to remove a proposed ten-year ban that sought to restrict states and municipalities from enacting or enforcing laws and regulations related to artificial intelligence...more

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Texas Enacts Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act

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On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) into law. While earlier versions of the bill mirrored broader frameworks like the EU AI Act, the final version scales back...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What Does the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Mean for AI Regulation?

Budget reconciliation bill H.R.1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” currently pending in the U.S. Senate, includes not only tax and spending provisions but also a proposed five-year pause on state and local enforcement of...more

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Texas Joins the Fray and Enacts AI Legislation

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Following in the footsteps of an increasing number of states, Texas just joined the growing movement to regulate artificial intelligence (AI). On Sunday, June 22, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 149, the Texas...more

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Texas Enacts Comprehensive AI Governance Laws with Sector-Specific Healthcare Provisions

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Texas has taken a significant step in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) with the passage of House Bill (HB) 149 and Senate Bill (SB) 1188. Signed into law on June 22, 2025, and effective Jan. 1, 2026, HB 149 – formally...more

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The Potential For One Long Moratorium on AI Regulation

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The federal budget bill titled One Big Beautiful Bill aims to unharness artificial intelligence (AI) development in the U.S. The current draft of the bill, which has passed the House, proposes a 10-year moratorium on the...more

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Texas Responsible AI Governance Act Enacted

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On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA or the Texas AI Act) into law. The new law goes into effect January 1, 2026. The law places obligations...more

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AI Law Moratorium Faces Senate Hurdles, and Federal Judge Limits Chatbots Free Speech — AI: The Washington Report

The proposed 10-year ban on state AI regulations that passed the House is now headed to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future. Several Republican Senators have come out against the proposed moratorium on policy...more

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Congress Sets Its “AI” on the States: House Advances Moratorium on State AI Laws

The House version of the budget reconciliation package (H.R.1) includes a 10-year moratorium on state and local enforcement of “any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Locked Out: How a Federal Moratorium on AI Regulation Could Reshape Healthcare Oversight

On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1) by a vote of 215-214, which includes a significant provision imposing a 10-year moratorium on state and local regulation of...more

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Bipartisan AGs: Federal Ban on State AI Regulations Does Not Compute

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A bipartisan coalition of 37 AGs sent a letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives opposing a federal ban against state-level regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In the letter, the AGs argue that...more

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U.S. House of Representatives passes proposal to prohibit enforcement of state AI laws for 10 years

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On May 22, 2025 the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a 10-year moratorium on the enforcement of state laws governing artificial intelligence (AI). If enacted, the AI moratorium would limit states’ ability to...more

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States Build the Next Mile of Artificial Intelligence Regulation

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Since the start of 2025, the following states have added to the roadwork on artificial intelligence regulation in insurance by implementing the NAIC’s model bulletin on the use of AI systems by insurers...more

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Texas AI Bill Aims to Balance Ethics & Innovation

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HB 149 seeks to regulate the ethical use of now ubiquitous artificial intelligence while promoting (rather than inhibiting) innovation in the sector. If passed by the Texas Senate, HB 149 would take a comprehensive approach...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

US State AI Legislation: Virginia Vetoes, Colorado (Re)Considers, and Texas Transforms

The Virginia law, like the Colorado Act, would have imposed various obligations on companies involved in the creation or deployment of high-risk AI systems that influence significant decisions about individuals in areas such...more

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AI Legal Watch: March 12, 2025

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Virginia has become the first state in 2025 to pass comprehensive artificial intelligence regulation, with lawmakers approving the "High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act" (HB 2094). The legislation,...more

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Automated Decision Making Emerges as an Early Target of State AI Regulation

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In the absence of comprehensive artificial Intelligence ("AI") regulation at the federal level, state and local legislatures have been busy considering their own AI legislation. Laws regulating automated decision making have...more

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A Bird's-Eye View of the Current Standings of AI Guidance and Requirements by States

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Since the 2023 adoption by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners of its model bulletin on the use of AI systems by insurers, states have been adopting the model bulletin or draft requirements of their own. Below...more

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Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act: 5 Things You Should Know

Colorado has enacted a first-of-its-kind Artificial Intelligence Act governing the development and use of artificial intelligence.  Here are five things you should know about the Colorado AI Act in its current form—and how it...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Consumer Protection Dispatch: The Latest Developments in the World of Consumer Protection

(The Consumer Protection Dispatch summarizes industry news and updates on emerging issues involving a variety of consumer protection issues including, but not limited to, data and AI.)...more

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Navigating the Latest State AI Laws: What Your Business Needs to Know

Hinshaw's Privacy, Security, & Artificial Intelligence (AI) practice group has been continuously monitoring the changes to state AI regulations, which we outline below for your company to be aware of and comply with if you...more

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Georgia State Representative Introduces Bill to Ban Insurers From Solely Relying on AI for Coverage Decisions

A Georgia State Representative recently introduced legislation prohibiting an insurer from relying solely on artificial intelligence to make coverage determinations. Manisha Thomas (House 65 – D) introduced House Bill 887,...more

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A Survey of the US AI Regulatory Landscape

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As companies increasingly integrate AI into their products, services, processes, and decision-making, they need to do so in ways that comply with the different laws that have been passed and proposed to regulate the use of AI...more

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Changing Rules Governing Artificial Intelligence in Employment

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In recent years, employers have begun to use artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithms, and other automated systems or technologies (“AI Technologies”) to recruit and hire employees and make other employment...more

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