A Pennsylvania House panel punted for now on a bill protecting the personal information of public servants, similar to Daniel’s Law from neighboring New Jersey.
A software industry group sought veto of two California AI bills this week. In letters dated Wednesday, the Software and Industry Information Association (SIIA) urged Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to reject bills aimed at regulating frontier AI (SB-53) and kids' usage of chatbots (AB-1064) that passed the state legislature last week (see 2509150026 and 2509120037).
Massachusetts legislators removed a private right of action from a leading comprehensive privacy bill on Thursday.
The California Privacy Protection Agency Board will discuss enforcement priorities and potential changes to automated decisionmaking technology, delete-request and data broker regulations at a Sept. 26 meeting.
Nevada recently shared state-held data about Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants with the federal government, joining Vermont in complying with the Trump administration’s request (see 2508070013).
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Monday for the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act, which was signed into law in June 2024 (see 2406070065). The proposed rules offer advice for social media companies about how they should restrict their platforms' addictive features to avoid harming the mental health of children.
As part of his efforts to protect young children from abusive AI chatbots, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) said Saturday he will support a bill the state's legislature approved Friday whose aim is to isolate kids from being treated as "test subjects as AI innovation moves quickly."
The California legislature passed two bills on AI chatbots Thursday. Nearing the finish line are bills on automated decisions by employers and social media warning labels. The legislature passed measures earlier in the day on universal opt-out preference signals, data brokers and social media data deletion (see 2509110066).
Bluesky will comply with kids online safety laws in Wyoming and South Dakota, unlike in Mississippi, the social media platform said Wednesday. “Bluesky will remain available to users in these states, and we will not need to restrict the app for everyone.”
California state senators unanimously supported a bill Tuesday on social media account deletions, which, due to a Senate amendment, also requires platforms to treat such cancellations as California Consumer Privacy Act requests to delete users’ personal information (see 2509050003). The Senate voted 39-0 to pass AB-656. The Assembly next must concur with the Senate's changes to the bill.