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States Continue to Target AI-Driven Rental Pricing Nineteen states are considering bills that would limit the use of third-party software relying on competitor data to set rental housing prices, according to analysis by the American Economic Liberties...

Trump, Congress Weigh Measures to Preempt State AI Laws The Trump administration circulated—and then put on hold—a draft executive order aimed at preempting state laws regulating artificial intelligence. The order would have directed Attorney...

Last year, after Colorado and California became the first states in the nation to expand privacy protections to include neural data, we said more states could follow suit . This year two more have done so. In May, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed...

EU Reversing Course on Tech Regulation After aggressively regulating the technology industry for over a decade, the European Union is moving to loosen its landmark digital privacy and artificial intelligence rules, in response to growing concern that...

MI Lawmakers Advance Medical Debt Protections The Michigan Senate’s Health Policy Committee has advanced a trio of bipartisan bills aimed at reducing the burden of medical costs on residents of the state. SB 449 , SB 450 and SB 451 would require...

On the last day of September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill increasing the Golden State’s authority over workplace disputes and union elections . AB 288 by Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor (D) expands the power of the state’s...

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 first-in-the-nation chatbot laws this year, SB...

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 workers under the age of 16 to work until 9 p.m. more...

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 Prescription Drug Affordability Board voted on...

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 adopt far more of the rules they propose than...

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 consumers about the tax via a fee, surcharge...

NLRB Sues California to Block Labor Board Law The National Labor Relations Board has filed a lawsuit to block a new California law ( AB 288 ) empowering the state’s Public Employee Relations Board to oversee some private-sector labor disputes...

TX AG Sues Johnson & Johnson over Claimed Tylenol-Autism Link Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson this week claiming the company hid the risks of Tylenol, which it sold for decades, from consumers...

Over the past 47 years, seven states have enacted their own, state-level versions of the federal Community Reinvestment Act to ensure financial institutions within their jurisdictions are meeting the banking, lending and investing needs of consumers....

STATE NET® THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SERIES New State Data Privacy Laws Spell Compliance Challenges Corporate legal and compliance teams may have their hands full navigating through the piecemeal state approaches to data privacy regulation, especially...

STATE NET® THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SERIES The Role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are companies that contract with health insurers and employers to manage the prescription drug benefits for millions of Americans. They...

CA Bans Algorithmic Price Fixing California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB 325 , making it a violation of the state’s antitrust law, the Cartwright Act, “to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination...

CO Becomes First State to Cap Prescription Drug Price On Oct. 3 Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board set an upper payment limit, or UPL, for Enbrel, a prescription drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune...

Move over, artificial intelligence. Quantum computing may be the next big thing in tech, and state legislators are beginning to take a look at it. For the uninitiated, quantum computing, like AI, is a new class of technology. But instead of relying...

Glowing Progress Report on FL Insurance Market from Gallagher Re The insurance industry reforms enacted in Florida in 2022 and 2023 in response to soaring homeowners’ premiums and carrier insolvencies have improved market conditions in the state...

CA Enacts AI Safety Law California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an artificial intelligence safety measure ( SB 53 ), exactly one year after vetoing a similar but broader bill (SB 1047 [2024]). The new law is aimed at preventing the most advanced AI...

CA Enacts Bill Allowing Rideshare Drivers to Unionize California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill ( AB 1340 ) allowing drivers for ride-hailing companies to unionize and bargain collectively for better wages and benefits. The state is the second...

An international real estate investment firm wants to build a massive data center in north Delaware. The proposed campus would cover 6 million square feet across 11 structures , potentially creating what one industry insider described as “significant...

AI Industry Spending Big to Block State Regulations The AI industry has launched three super PACs in recent weeks that could spend over $100 million largely on statewide races next year. The industry views state regulation, like Colorado’s first...

Special Session on Rural Healthcare Coming in ND North Dakota’s legislature intends to form a new interim committee and hold a special session to allocate $500 million in federal funding for rural healthcare over the next five years. A survey...