Key point: Recent legislative efforts in Massachusetts, seeking to add another comprehensive data privacy law to the national patchwork of state laws, and in California enacting a law to regulate AI development, occurred this week when the Massachusetts Senate unanimously sent Senate Bill 2608 to the state House, and California enacted the nation’s second substantive
Key point: The California Legislature is considering a bill that would impose comprehensive requirements on the development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, with a focus on transparency, accountability, and risk mitigation.
Key point: During Colorado’s legislative special session, which aimed to address budgetary shortfalls resulting from this year’s federal appropriations act, lawmakers approved a delay in the Colorado AI Act’s effective dates.
In June 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, marking the largest coordinated healthcare fraud enforcement action in DOJ history. The sweep included charges against a range of actors including alleged transnational criminal organizations, providers of allegedly fraudulent wound care, alleged prescription opioid traffickers, alleged telemedicine, and
In the closely watched case Mobley v. Workday, the Northern District of California recently granted preliminary certification of a collective action for age discrimination claims against Workday’s AI-based applicant recommendation system. The court’s order allows the plaintiff to notify similarly situated individuals of the lawsuit and give them an opportunity to opt-in to having their
Key point: “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” the Trump Administration’s summary approach to federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy, and three new Executive Orders (EO) propose a wide-ranging federal strategy intended to solidify U.S. leadership in AI. For business leaders and public sector stakeholders, the Action Plan and EOs may be a double-edged sword:
Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation On Drones and Polysilicon from China
On July 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce launched new Section 232 investigations on imports of Chinese drones and polysilicon. Drones and polysilicon are both currently subject to additional tariffs of 55% and 80%, respectively. The new investigations aim to assess whether
In this post: (1) Website tracking litigation risk remains as SB 690 is designated “two-year bill”; (2) Second Circuit reinforces narrower interpretation of PII to “shut the door for Pixel-based VPPA claims”; (3) Courts require individualized harm to establish standing; (4) Dismissals increase where plaintiffs fail to provide detailed allegations; and (5) Courts split on whether
Keypoint: Connecticut once again moves the needle on state privacy laws while at the same time integrating changes from other state laws.
On June 25, Connecticut Governor Lamont signed Senator James Maroney’s SB 1295 into law. The bill makes several notable changes to Connecticut’s existing consumer data privacy law, including modifying its applicability standard, exemptions,
Keypoint: Texas enacts two amendments to its data broker law while New York’s legislature passes a social media warning bill.
Below is the twenty fourth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.
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