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CT Senate Passes Sweeping Consumer Protection Bill The Connecticut Senate passed an expansive consumer protection bill ( SB 5 ). Among other things, the measure would require service providers such as...
Social Media Warning Label Legislation Catching on in States Although Congress hasn’t responded to former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s call last June to take up legislation requiring...
OR Lawmakers Pass Age Discrimination Bill Oregon’s legislature passed a bill ( HB 3187 ) that would prohibit an employer from requesting an applicant’s age, date of birth or date of graduation...
WI Assembly Passes Multiple Healthcare Bills Wisconsin’s Assembly passed multiple healthcare-related bills with broad bipartisan support. One ( AB 43 ) would allow pharmacists to prescribe birth...
A nightmare may be coming to life for social media companies in Minnesota. There, Democrats in the state Legislature have embraced a pioneering bill, SB 3197 , which seeks to levy the nation’s...
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Hearings began last week in a legal challenge to California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code law, which is aimed at protecting children’s online privacy. The lawsuit, brought by tech industry group NetChoice, alleges the law violates the U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause. (PLURIBUS NEWS)
At least a dozen states have enacted legislation this year dealing with artificial intelligence. The measures include enactments in Connecticut (SB 1103) addressing the use of AI by state agencies and in Maryland (HB 622) establishing a grant program for “industry 4.0” technology. (NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES)
The California attorney general’s office is investigating complaints from Tesla customers about safety issues and false advertising associated with the company’s Autopilot self-driving system. The complaints include the system’s susceptibility to sudden, automatic breaking for no apparent reason, or “phantom breaking,” exposing drivers to rear-end collisions. (CNBC)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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