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MI Lawmakers Advance Medical Debt Protections The Michigan Senate’s Health Policy Committee has advanced a trio of bipartisan bills aimed at reducing the burden of medical costs on residents of...
EU Reversing Course on Tech Regulation After aggressively regulating the technology industry for over a decade, the European Union is moving to loosen its landmark digital privacy and artificial intelligence...
On the last day of September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill increasing the Golden State’s authority over workplace disputes and union elections . AB 288 by Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor...
Wave of Chatbot Bills Coming Next Year State lawmakers are preparing to introduce a wave of measures in 2026 aimed at regulating AI chatbots, following the lead of California and New York, which enacted...
OH Seeks to Loosen Hourly Work Restrictions for Minors Ohio lawmakers took action this month to extend the hours minors can work in the state. On Nov. 7 they passed a bill ( SB 50 ) that would allow...
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The European Union’s Parliament approved the AI Act, which could become the first comprehensive regulations for the artificial intelligence industry in the West. Among other things, the act would require generative AI systems like ChatGPT to undergo a review before being commercially released and ban real-time facial recognition. The act has a long way to go before becoming law, with the next step being obtaining approval from EU institutions, including the EU’s 27 member states. (CNBC)
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill (HB 5174) allocating $1.4 billion for microchip research and manufacturing initiatives to attract the industry to the state. Samsung and Texas Instruments have already committed to building new facilities there. (PLURIBUS NEWS, TEXAS TRIBUNE, STATE NET)
Democrats in the U.S. House selected Rep. Lou Correa (D-CA) as the new ranking member of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust. Correa opposed a package of bills targeting large tech companies last session. The subcommittee’s previous ranking Democrat, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), was a lead supporter of that legislation. (LAW360)
–Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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