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Large AI Model Developers in Focus for New York

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What Happened? On June 12, 2025, the New York State legislature passed the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act, which awaits Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature or veto. The RAISE Act addresses developers 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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Nevada Passes Law Limiting AI Use for Mental and Behavioral Healthcare

On June 5, 2025, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed AB 406, a law regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for mental and behavioral healthcare. AB 406 comes as other states, such as Utah and New York, have taken...more

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AI legislative updates in Maine and New York

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On June 12, 2025, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law “An Act to Ensure Transparency in Consumer Transactions Involving Artificial Intelligence,” which will impose transparency requirements on the use of artificial...more

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Texas Charts New Path on AI With Landmark Regulation

Texas has become the second state, after Colorado, to enact omnibus legislation regulating artificial intelligence (AI) systems. On June 22, 2025, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law the Texas Responsible Artificial...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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Trump Signs EO on AI Cybersecurity and Senate Floats New Approach to State AI Moratorium - AI: The Washington Report

On June 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order on cybersecurity to manage AI software vulnerabilities and compromises in the federal government. The EO also directs various agencies to share their datasets for cyber...more

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Pennsylvania Perspective for Thursday, June 12, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro, Amazon Unveil Historic $20B AI Investment in PA - On Monday, Governor Josh Shapiro (D) and Amazon announced a $20 billion investment to build AI infrastructure in Pennsylvania, including two major data centers...more

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Texas Legislature Passes Comprehensive AI Bill

Texas’ legislature passed a business friendly “comprehensive” artificial intelligence (AI) bill, the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (House Bill 149). But this isn’t a Colorado AI Act copycat; the...more

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Proposed Moratorium on State AI Legislation: What Healthcare Organizations Should Know

Congress is weighing a sweeping proposal that could significantly reshape how artificial intelligence (AI) is regulated across the United States. At the end of May, the United States House of Representatives passed, by a vote...more

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State Lawmakers Oppose Proposed 10 Year Freeze on AI Laws + Regulations

On June 3, 2025, a bipartisan group of 260 state lawmakers sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate expressing “strong opposition to the provision in Subtitle C, Part 2 of the tax and budget...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

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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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Proposed Federal Ban on State Regulation of AI

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Late Sunday, May 11, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released markup text for the forthcoming reconciliation bill. The legislation, referred to by President Trump as “One Big Beautiful Bill” (or as a friend...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

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AI Legal Watch: April 14, 2025

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In an unprecedented test of courtroom technology boundaries, the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division recently halted proceedings when it discovered pro se litigant Jerome Dewald had submitted an AI-generated...more

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Utah Enacts Mental Health Chatbot Law

On March 25, 2025, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed HB 452, which establishes new rules for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) mental health chatbots accessible to any “Utah user,” defined as, “an individual located in...more

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More States Ban Foreign AI Tools on Government Devices

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Alabama and Oklahoma have become the latest states to ban from state-owned devices and networks certain AI tools with links to foreign governments. ...more

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AI Watch: Global regulatory tracker - United States

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The US relies on existing federal laws and guidelines to regulate AI but aims to introduce AI legislation and a federal regulation authority. Until then, developers and deployers of AI systems will operate in an increasing...more

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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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Virginia’s Governor Vetos AI Bill

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On March 24, 2025, Virginia’s Governor vetoed House Bill (HB) 2094, known as the High-Risk Artificial Intelligence Developer and Deployer Act. This bill aimed to establish a regulatory framework for businesses developing or...more

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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (3/19)

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Illinois lawmakers pursue restrictions on search warrants after botched raid in Chicago - “An Illinois House committee on Tuesday moved to overhaul how Illinois police officers execute search warrants in response to the...more

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