An early January surge of kids’ bills requiring age verification and parental consent continued this week, with legislation surfacing in Virginia and New Mexico. In addition, similar bills have appeared in South Dakota and Wyoming (see 2501060008).

A New York bill prefiled for 2025 would require disclosure of state agencies’ use of automated employment decision-making tools. A-433 would require agencies to annually publish a list of the tools, including descriptions of each, when the agency started using it, and a summary of its purpose. Also, the state’s IT office would have to maintain an inventory of AI systems used by agencies.

State legislators in multiple states have revealed plans to open sessions with bills requiring age-verification.

Privacy attorneys flagged changes to complying with New York’s data breach law in 2025. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) last month signed two bills amending New York’s data breach law.