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SC Proposes Rate Cuts for Some Credit Property Insurance South Carolina’s Department of Insurance plans to cut the rates for some credit property insurance, which lenders sometimes require to protect...
States Eying Higher Electricity Rates for Data Centers At least a dozen states are considering ways to make data centers pay more for their power, with evidence mounting that data center demand is driving...
Evers Vetoes Insurance Reg Exemption for Direct Primary Care Doctors Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) vetoed a bill ( SB 4 ) that would have exempted primary care doctors who provide care to patients who...
A few months ago we reported on state legislation targeting “predictive pricing,” the use of “data analytics, machine learning and algorithms to anticipate market demand and adjust prices...
CA Regulators Complete Review of Wildfire Risk Model California’s Department of Insurance has completed a review of the state’s first wildfire catastrophe model, which property/casualty insurers...
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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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