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Wave of Chatbot Bills Coming Next Year State lawmakers are preparing to introduce a wave of measures in 2026 aimed at regulating AI chatbots, following the lead of California and New York, which enacted...
OH Seeks to Loosen Hourly Work Restrictions for Minors Ohio lawmakers took action this month to extend the hours minors can work in the state. On Nov. 7 they passed a bill ( SB 50 ) that would allow...
A relatively new type of government board took unprecedented action in Colorado last month when it placed an upper limit on the price of an arthritis and autoimmune disease medication. The state’s...
STATE NET® THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SERIES How Historical Adoption Rates Hold the Key to Forecasting Future Regulatory Action Just as state legislatures vary in their bill passage rates, some state agencies...
Judge Strikes Down Part of MD Digital Ad Tax Law A federal judge struck down a provision of Maryland’s first-in-the-nation digital advertising tax law that prohibited online companies from notifying...
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The state budget (HB 259) approved largely along party lines this month in North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature includes a provision that would prohibit local governments and municipalities from setting a minimum wage or imposing other employment-related mandates on private businesses. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said he would allow the bill to become law without his signature. (CAROLINA JOURNAL, PLURIBUS NEWS, STATE NET)
A bill (SB 553) passed by the California Legislature and sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Sept. 20 would require employers to develop workplace violence prevention plans, maintain records on workplace incidents and provide workers training on violence prevention. Kacey Riccomini, a partner at the law firm of Thompson Coburn in Los Angeles, said she expected the governor to sign the measure. (SHRM, STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK