Connecticut Sen. James Maroney (D) “will try AI again next year,” a spokesperson told us Wednesday. Maroney announced the demise of his bill, SB-2, Wednesday while riffing on reports that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) opposes stopping states from regulating AI.
California bills on AI, age verification and government privacy passed their originating chamber on Monday. The Assembly bills, which appropriators recently cleared (see 2505230062), will go to the Senate next.
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Consumer and labor groups condemned May 9 revisions to California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) draft rules on automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and other California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) issues. The changes “represent significant concessions by the Agency and its board to a campaign of industry pressure,” civil society groups said in comments at the agency this week.
Expect the Senate to reach a Byrd rule decision on the House’s proposed AI moratorium within the next two weeks (see 2505270049), Senate Commerce Committee Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told us Tuesday, saying he’s not sure the language will survive.
Texas bills on data brokers and government use of AI passed the legislature and will go to Gov. Greg Abbott (R).
A Belgian Market Court decision last month has implications for companies that collect consent from data subjects for tracking, cookies and other online advertising tools using Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe's transparency and consent framework (TCF), Hogan Lovells privacy attorney Etienne Drouard said in an interview.
The software industry said New York state legislation (S-6953/A-6453) aimed at regulating the training and use of AI frontier models is “premature.”
Industry and consumer groups continue pushing for changes to Colorado’s AI law as Gov. Jared Polis (D) considers the possibility of calling a special session and reconsideration of a legislative update that failed earlier this month (see 2505060033).
The Leadership Conference’s Center for Civil Rights and Technology on Thursday released a guide for companies to help ensure the AI systems within their organization are fair, safe and trusted, while protecting and promoting civil rights especially of marginalized groups.