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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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In a special session that began last week, Colorado Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez (D) introduced legislation (SB 4 a) that would make significant changes to the artificial intelligence law he led to passage last year (SB 205 [2024). That first-in-the-nation law raised concerns that it was too restrictive and would stifle AI development, and Rodriguez and Gov. Jared Polis (D) agreed to work with the tech industry to revise the law before it took effect. Negotiations on SB 4 a are ongoing, but as amended in committee, the measure would push back the effective date of SB 205 from February 2026 to May 2026 and shift more of the regulatory burden onto AI developers instead of deployers of the technology. (COLORADO SUN)
A federal appeals court ruled that Maryland’s first-in-the-nation tax on digital advertising, HB 732, enacted via a veto override in 2021, violates the Constitution by denying companies’ right to free speech. The law not only imposes a tax on the revenues large companies make from advertising on the internet but also prohibits those companies from informing customers how the tax affects pricing, such as via line items, surcharges or fees. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK
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