A vast and confusing array of kids privacy laws in the states is likely to keep expanding in the near term, even though many are probably unconstitutional, Sheila Millar, a consumer protection lawyer at Keller & Heckman, said on a Better Business Bureau podcast posted Wednesday.
Days after President Donald Trump posted an executive order that seeks to stop state AI laws, the bipartisan Assembly of State Legislative Leaders passed a resolution on restoring federalism and empowering states, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) said Tuesday in a news release. In the resolution, the state leaders oppose federal preemption of state laws and urge the federal government to preserve the role of states as labs of democracy.
The Pennsylvania House unanimously passed a genetic data privacy bill Tuesday. Amid increased interest in genetic data privacy this year following the 23andMe bankruptcy, Democrats and Republicans came together to vote 203-0 for HB-1530, sponsored by Consumer Protection Committee Chair Danilo Burgos (D).
The differences among app store age-verification laws in four states “may look small on paper, but they can create serious compliance traps for small developers trying to ship nationwide,” ACT | The App Association said Friday.
Florida is signaling it will pursue AI regulation despite federal efforts to combat state legislation to rein in the nascent technology, the Shumaker law firm blogged Friday.
The state privacy patchwork continues to change as lawmakers tinker with comprehensive laws passed in previous years, the Future of Privacy Forum said Friday as it released an update to last year’s “Anatomy of a State Comprehensive Privacy Law” report.
The White House should abandon plans to issue an executive order attempting to block states from regulating AI, New York Attorney General Letita James (D) and New Jersey AG Matt Platkin (D) said during a news conference Thursday (see 2512080056).
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) could soon sign or veto the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act. The Senate delivered S-6953 to the governor on Tuesday, starting a 10-day shot clock for Hochul to decide on the bill, or it would become law automatically.
Expect 2026 to be “an extremely active year around AI” in state legislatures next year, regardless of President Donald Trump’s expected executive order to curb state AI bills, National Conference of State Legislatures CEO Tim Storey said on a Tuesday webinar with reporters. Trump said Monday he will issue an order blocking state AI regulation through national standards (see 2512080056).
People in New Hampshire would gain property rights over personal information under a state bill pre-filed for the 2026 session by 10 House Republicans.