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‘Unauthorized Alien’ Limits Among Trio of Auto Insurance Proposals Under Consideration in LA House Three auto insurance bills cleared the Louisiana House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure...
Social Media Bill Dodges Veto Override in CO Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ (D) veto of a social media bill ( SB 86 ) survived an override attempt. The state’s Democrat-controlled Senate voted...
WA Enacts Law Keeping Medical Debt Off Credit Reports Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill ( SB 5480 ) prohibiting collection agencies from reporting unpaid medical debt to credit agencies...
In 2022, there were about 22 maternal deaths for every 100,000 live births in the United States. That’s the highest rate of maternal deaths among high-income nations worldwide. That sobering statistic...
DOGE-Like Effort in FL Could Impact Insurance Industry The wave of housecleaning that’s swept through the federal government courtesy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency appears...
A bill introduced in Montana (SB 212) and a proposed constitutional amendment in New Hampshire (CACR 6) would establish a right to compute, guaranteeing access to the hardware, software, networks and algorithms needed for developing artificial intelligence. The measures are part of a libertarian-oriented backlash against recent state efforts to regulate the use of AI. (PLURIBUS NEWS, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
A bill introduced in Missouri (HB 1217) would provide for the establishment of a “Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Fund” in the state treasury. The measure would allow the treasurer to “accept gifts, grants, donations, bequests or devises of Bitcoin” from residents or governmental entities and require the Bitcoin to be stored for a minimum of five years. (KSDK, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
In his fiscal 2026 budget, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee (D) proposed imposing a 10% tax on the local share of digital advertising revenue of companies with $1 billion or more in gross revenue. The proposal is similar to a law passed in Maryland in 2021, which has faced legal challenges from Apple, Google, Meta and other digital ad giants. (RHODE ISLAND CURRENT)
The tech industry trade association NetChoice filed a legal challenge to the so-called Maryland Kids Code enacted last year (HB 603/SB 571 [2024]), requiring providers of online products and services to make their offerings safer for minors. NetChoice successfully blocked parts of California’s first-in-the-nation age-appropriate design code law last summer. (MARYLAND MATTERS)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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