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State and Local Government Artificial Intelligence Legislative Agendas

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Law Insights, V 9, Issue 6, June 2025

Welcome to our sixth issue of Currents 2025. We are covering a multitude of issues in this edition, but we want to pass along a couple of announcements first. Again, thank you for reading! Amazon and Pennsylvania Join the...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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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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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, March 24, 2025

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Governor Josh Shapiro announced that Pennsylvania’s Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Pilot Program—in partnership with OpenAI and Carnegie Mellon—saved employees an average of 95 minutes per day and improved efficiency...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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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, February 10, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro’s Prison Closure Plan Sparks Debate Over Savings, Community Impact - Governor Josh Shapiro's proposal to close two Pennsylvania prisons and two community corrections centers aims to save $110 million annually,...more

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New York Note: Tin Cup Day, Minority Leader, NYC AI Nexus

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Last Tuesday, Mayor Adams, along with other mayors of cities throughout New York State, stated the city’s priorities at the state budget “tin cup day.” Adams advocated for “Axe the Tax for the Working Class” legislation,...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 11 - February 2025

Many of the skirmishes fought under the Gold Dome each year are turf wars, sometimes literally. A perennial favorite is the dispute over Georgia’s northern border, which Representative Martin Momtahan (R-Dallas) is seeking to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Federal Regulation of AI Is Likely To Be Lighter, but States May Fill the Void

Key Points - - President-elect Trump appointed David Sacks, a venture capitalist, as the White House AI and crypto czar. - The Trump administration is likely to adopt a light regulatory approach to AI development and...more

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A Preview of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly: First Session

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The first regular session of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly will convene on Tuesday, January 14 at noon. Members will return fresh off an election cycle that yielded a few new members but no net change in the Republican...more

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The Site Report - Construction Industry Insights, Issue 12, December 2024

Welcome to our year-end issue of The Site Report! As always, the construction industry is ever-changing and is impacted by extreme weather, new technology, labor issues, material and supply chain restraints, and code changes....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California’s Privacy Regulator Had a Busy November, Automated Decisionmaking Edition: What Does It Mean for Businesses?

In the second in our series of new CCPA regulations from California, we look at proposed rules for use of automated decisionmaking technology. As a reminder, CCPA discusses these technologies in relation to profiling, namely...more

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The Privacy and Data Security Impact of California’s Recent AI Bills

The dust is beginning to settle from the raft of AI-related bills Governor Newsom signed last month in California. (See for example, our post about neural data.) Most of the provisions will not go into effect for another few...more

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Zooming in on AI - #9: Understanding California's New AI Legislation

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California Governor Gavin Newsom recently passed several AI-related bills, which address the application of AI across several industries and clarify key definitions regarding AI. Below, we provide an overview addressing some...more

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2024 California Labor, Employment, and Independent Contractor Legislative Update

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With the 2024 California legislative year closed, it is once again time to summarize the new legislation that will affect businesses operating within California and highlight relevant action items related to this legislation....more

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AB 2013: New California AI Law Mandates Disclosure of GenAI Training Data

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In the last 30 days, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed 17 artificial intelligence (AI) bills and vetoed AI safety bill SB 1047. One of the AI-related bills signed into law, AB 2013 “Generative Artificial Intelligence:...more

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Implications of California Governor Newsom’s Veto of AI Safety Bill SB 1047

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Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, marking a significant development in California’s approach to AI regulation. Both the tech industry and...more

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2024 Breach Notification Law Update: Unique New State Obligations and Widespread New Federal Obligations

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Amid intense focus on AI and a flurry of consumer privacy law updates, legislative activity has continued to change data breach notification requirements in a variety of ways. Similar to 2023, a handful of changes to...more

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California Enacts New Laws to Combat AI-Generated Deceptive Election Content

California has enacted three new bills in an effort to curb the spread of misinformation and deceptive election content. The bills — AB 2655, AB 2839 and AB 2355 — aim to strengthen protections against digitally altered...more

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In a Single Day, California Enacts Five Bills Tackling Digital Replicas and Deepfakes

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Last week, over the course of a single day, California Governor Gavin Newsom made headlines by signing into law five new bills tackling complex issues involving digital replicas and deepfakes. Two of the bills are aimed at...more

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California Enacts Host of AI-Related Bills Designed To Protect Individuals

In the absence of federal legislation addressing the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, individual states continue to fill that void by enacting state-specific legislation....more

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California Takes Action Against Deepfakes: Five New Bills Signed Into Law

Governor Gavin Newsom has made waves by signing five new bills aimed at tackling the challenges posed by deepfakes in California, with two bills covering digital replicas of performers and three focused on elections and...more

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Utah AI Consumer Transparency Law

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Daren Orzechowski, Alex Touma, and Jack Weinert examine the history and key requirements of Utah’s AI Consumer Transparency law. On March 13, 2024, the Governor of Utah, Spencer Cox signed the Utah Artificial Intelligence...more

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