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Chatbot Bills Near Passage in CA A pair of bills aimed at protecting minors from harm by chatbots are nearing passage in California. Of the two, tech groups favor SB 243 , which would allow citizens...
NM Gov Calls Special Session to Bolster Safety Net New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) announced a special session in October to bolster safety net programs in response to the federal spending...
Political “debanking,” the practice of banks restricting or closing customers’ accounts for political or religious reasons, has once again become a hot topic , thanks to President Donald...
CO Lawmakers Tweak Last Year’s First-In-Nation AI Law In a special session that began last week, Colorado Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez (D) introduced legislation ( SB 4 a ) that would...
States Seek Ways to Replace Expiring Federal Health Subsidies Policymakers in California, Colorado, Maryland and other states are considering ways to backfill pandemic-era federal health insurance subsidies...
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Lawmakers in at least 15 states have introduced bills to regulate cryptocurrency kiosks, which are often found at convenience stores and gas stations. The bills would limit transactions, generally to $1,000 per day, and limit fees to $5 or 3% to 15% per transaction. The bills, aimed at reducing crypto scams that frequently impact the elderly, are supported by AARP. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
Colorado’s House Health and Human Services Committee advanced a bill (HB 1011) that would require child care centers owned by private equity firms to provide 60 days’ notice of staff layoffs or enrollment changes. The measure is the state’s first effort to regulate for-profit child care chains with institutional investors. States including Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont have taken similar action recently. (COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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