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AI in Workplace Bill Advances in NJ A New Jersey Senate panel unanimously advanced a bill ( SB 4075 ) that would regulate the use of automated employment decision systems and limit electronic monitoring...
Newsom Vetoes AI-in-Therapy Bill California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a bill ( SB 903 ) that would have restricted the use of artificial intelligence in psychotherapy. Among other things, it would...
After years of directing how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) reimburse pharmacies and administer prescription drug benefits, Arkansas legislators took their oversight a step further last year and sought...
CA Gov Takes Action on AI Safety Following recent reports of security incidents involving artificial intelligence, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) issued an executive order directing state officials...
CA Mental Health Professionals Urge Enactment of Bill Restricting AI Therapy Chatbots Over 1,500 mental health professionals in California signed a letter urging Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to sign a bill...
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Wisconsin’s Assembly passed multiple healthcare-related bills with broad bipartisan support. One (AB 43) would allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control to those 18 and older. It now moves to the Senate. Another measure approved by the Assembly (SB 4) would exempt direct primary care, where patients pay monthly or annual fees to access primary care services, from the state’s insurance laws. Passed by the Senate in February, it now goes to Gov. Tony Evers (D). The Assembly also approved SB 14, which would require hospitals to obtain written consent from patients before performing pelvic examinations on them while they are unconscious for educational purposes. It now goes to the governor’s desk as well. (WISCONSIN EXAMINER, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
Iowa’s legislature passed a bill (SF 383) that would impose new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers. If signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) the measure would prohibit PBMs from using financial incentives or other strategies to encourage customers to use specific pharmacies. PBMs would also be required to reimburse pharmacies at a drug’s national average acquisition cost. (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
As part of his plan to address a projected $12 billion budget deficit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) proposed ending coverage of popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy under Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, on Jan. 1, 2026. According to the governor’s office, that change would save the state $85 million in the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year and as much as $680 million by the 2028-29 fiscal year. (CALMATTERS)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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