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Insurance Bill Raises Concerns in FL A fast-moving bill ( SB 1028 ) in Florida, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (R), chairman of the Senate’s Banking and Insurance Committee, would require Citizens...
MS House Passes PBM Reform Bill Mississippi’s House of Representatives passed a bill ( HB 1665 ) that would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from employing clawbacks when patients’ copayments...
In June, Kansas became the 37th state to offer tax incentives to data centers, underscoring how the massive warehouse-like facilities that support the internet have become a priority for states and state...
States Target Sale of Consumer Geolocation Data Virginia’s Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology advanced a bill ( SB 338 ) that would amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act...
States Easing Up on Certificate of Need Laws Over a dozen states have introduced or are considering legislation this year to scale back their certificate of need (CON) laws requiring healthcare providers...
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Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed a bill (SB 650 a) last month intended to make it easier for Mainers to cancel subscriptions, from gym memberships to mobile apps and online software. Providers of such products and services will now have to give consumers clear information about renewals and consumers will have to provide consent for such renewals and will be able to cancel their subscriptions online. The law was modeled after rules adopted by the Federal Trade Commission last year but blocked by a federal appeals court last week on procedural grounds. (MAINE PUBLIC RADIO, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
A bill (SB 53) advanced by the California Assembly’s Judiciary Committee would require large artificial intelligence developers to publish safety and security protocols on their websites describing the testing procedures they use to assess catastrophic risks from their models. The measure was passed by the state’s Senate in May and is now in the Assembly’s Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. (STATE AFFAIRS, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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