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Alyzza Austriaco
2 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Bills Aiding Insurers in LA, Bill Regulating ‘Bitcoin ATMs’ in VT & More
LA Enacts Bills Aiding Insurers Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed a trio of bills aimed at addressing the state’s insurance crisis, with insurers failing and fleeing the market and rates skyrocketing, as in other states at high risk of extreme...
Alyzza Austriaco
2 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
CO’s Sweeping New AI Bill, MD’s Enactment of Data Privacy and Youth Online Protection Bills & More
CO Lawmakers Pass Sweeping AI Bill Colorado lawmakers have passed the most sweeping artificial intelligence legislation (SB 205 ) in the country to date. The bill was patterned after a bill ( SB 2 ) introduced in Connecticut this year by Sen. James...
Alyzza Austriaco
2 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Psychedelics, Nurse Licensing and Breast Exam Insurance Coverage Bills in AK & More
Bills Dealing with Psychedelics, Nurses and Breast Exam Insurance Coverage Near Enactment in AK Alaska’s Senate passed a pair of health care bills that originated in the House ( HB 228 and HB 237 ), sending them to Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R). A third...
Mary Anne Peck
2 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
State Lawmakers Take Aim at Junk Fees
Restaurateurs are accusing the California attorney general of a bait and switch on legislation targeting bait-and-switch pricing practices employed by car rental companies, hotels and other businesses—and it could have serious ramifications nationwide...
Alyzza Austriaco
15 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
VT Retailers’ Opposition to Data Privacy Bill, Minors’ Social Media Access Bill in AK & More
VT Retailers Fight Data Privacy Bill Orvis and other online retailers based in Vermont are mounting an effort to scale back comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation ( HB 121 ) that has been passed by the state’s House. The opposition campaign...
Alyzza Austriaco
15 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
CA’s Cap on Health Care Providers’ Annual Price Increases, IVF Protection Bill in LA & More
CA to Cap Health Care Providers’ Annual Price Increases at 3% California’s Health Care Affordability Board voted to limit annual price increases from doctors, hospitals and health insurers to 3%, about 2.4% below the annual rate of those...
Mary Anne Peck
16 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Climate Change Legislation Continues to Flood Statehouses
Even as states are falling behind on their greenhouse gas emissions goals , that topic remains a top priority in legislatures across the country. Numerous bills have been introduced this year that would establish new renewable energy targets and mitigate...
Alyzza Austriaco
22 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
ME’s Restrictive Data Privacy Bill, AR Revisiting Crypto Mining Regulation & More
ME House Passes Restrictive Data Privacy Bill Maine’s House narrowly approved a bill ( LD 1977 ) that would impose restrictions on the digital information that companies can collect. Businesses would only be allowed to collect “personal...
Alyzza Austriaco
22 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Loosening of State Occupational Licensing Laws, CA’s ‘Right to Disconnect’ Bill & More
States Loosening Occupational Licensing Laws In an effort to boost their workforces, states are advancing legislation to loosen their occupational licensing laws. For example, the Louisiana House passed HB 933 , which would end licensure requirements...
Mary Anne Peck
22 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
State Lawmakers Lowering Bar for Workplace Harassment
By many if not most people’s standards, Heidi Clayton was a clear victim of workplace harassment . A member of the Atlantic City Police Department, Clayton was asked out on dates by a lieutenant, who also commented on her physical appearance and...
Alyzza Austriaco
29 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Passage of Major Data Privacy Bills in MD, CO Senate Leader’s AI Bill & More
MD Passes Major Data Privacy Bills With the approval of a pair of bills last week, Maryland joined a handful of other states, including California, Connecticut, Texas and Utah, that have passed both comprehensive data privacy legislation and social...
Alyzza Austriaco
29 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
MD Drug Affordability Board Zeroing In on Eight Drugs, More Docs Working for Corporate Entities Than Ever & More
MD Drug Affordability Board Weighing Caps on Eight Drugs Maryland’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board could soon impose price limits on up to eight drugs on state-run health insurance plans, including diabetes and weight loss medication Ozempic...
Mary Anne Peck
30 days ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Common Themes Emerge in State AI Legislation
Artificial intelligence is the “it” topic in statehouses this year with lawmakers everywhere considering proposals to regulate the rapidly evolving technology. There’s a lot of legislation to keep track of. Fortunately, the International...
Alyzza Austriaco
1 month ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Antitrust Suit Against Apple, Proposed Ban on ‘Mommy Run’ Social Media Accounts in MN & More
DOJ and State AGs Sue Apple over iPhone Practices The U.S. Department of Justice and the attorney’s general of 16 states filed a lawsuit accusing Apple of violating antitrust laws by engaging in practices designed to keep iPhone customers from...
Alyzza Austriaco
1 month ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Passage of Health Care Facility Permitting Bill in GA, IN Sues Drug Makers and PBMs over High Insulin Prices & More
GA Lawmakers Pass Health Care Facility Permitting Bill Georgia lawmakers gave final approval for a bill ( HB 1339 ) aimed at expanding health care coverage for lower-income individuals, sending the measure to Gov. Brian Kemp (R). Among other things...
Mary Anne Peck
1 month ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Potentially Big Year for Prescription Drug Affordability Boards
The number of states with prescription drug affordability boards could more than double this year if pending legislation is approved. Maryland became the first state to authorize a prescription drug affordability board, or PDAB, in 2019. Since then...
Alyzza Austriaco
1 month ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Bad Faith Insurance Claims Bill in VA, Record Growth of CA’s Insurer of Last Resort & More
VA Lawmakers Pass Bad Faith Insurance Claims Bill The Virginia legislature passed a bill ( SB 256 ) that, if signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), would require auto insurance companies that refuse to pay a loss of income, medical expense or property damage...
Alyzza Austriaco
1 month ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
U.S. House Passes Potential TikTok Ban, World’s First Comprehensive AI Law & More
U.S. House Passes Bill to Force Chinese Owner’s Divestiture of TikTok On a 334-60 vote, the U.S. House passed a bill ( HR 7521 ) that would require TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the popular video app or have it banned in the...
Alyzza Austriaco
1 month ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Health Insurance Reform Legislation in IL, MD Aims to Improve Undocumented Residents’ Access to Health Insurance & More
IL House Takes Up Gov’s Proposed Health Insurance Reforms The Illinois House Human Services Committee heard testimony last week about changes to the state’s health insurance industry that Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) proposed in his State of the...
Mary Anne Peck
1 month ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
State Lawmakers Look to Keep Utilities Out of Politics
Utility companies are so unpopular in America these days that some headline writers don’t even bother trying to be objective about them anymore. “ The simple reason most power utilities suck ” was the headline of a 2017 Vox story....
Mary Anne Peck
2 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI, DeSantis’ Veto of Youth Social Media Ban & More
Elon Musk Sues OpenAI for Putting Profits Ahead of Humanity Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in San Francisco accusing ChatGPT creator OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, of breach of contract for placing commercial interests...
Mary Anne Peck
2 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Legislative Scramble to Protect IVF in AL, AL IVF Ruling Sidelines FL Bill & More
AL Lawmakers Scramble to Address Supreme Court’s IVF Ruling Alabama’s House and Senate have fast tracked legislation ( HB 237 and SB 159 ) that would grant civil and criminal immunity to providers of in vitro fertilization procedures. Several...
Mary Anne Peck
2 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
States Embracing New Form of Gambling: iGaming
Never before has gambling been more accepted in the United States. Today, 38 states —more than three-fourths of the union—permit some form of sports betting. About half allow some form of casino gaming. Forty-eight states have lotteries...
Alyzza Austriaco
2 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
FL Lawmakers Pass Youth Social Media Ban, Broad AI Bill Introduced in CT & More
FL Legislature Passes Social Media Ban for Minors Florida lawmakers gave final approval to HB 1 , which would bar those under 16 from having a social media account and require social media platforms to confirm the age of new and existing users. The...
Alyzza Austriaco
2 months ago
Capitol Journal
State Net
Controversial AL Court Ruling on IVF, FL Lawmakers Pass Health Care Workforce Bills & More
AL High Court IVF Ruling Draws Backlash Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled in a wrongful death case that frozen embryos used for in vitro fertilization are people, bringing IVF procedures at several state hospitals to a halt and drawing widespread...
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