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State Lawmakers Not Reluctant to Regulate Tech in 2024: All 46 states that held legislative sessions this year enacted measures regulating technology, 238 measures in all, a 163% increase from 2023, according to a new report from New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics and Center on Tech Policy.
Almost half of the new laws—107 in 41 states—deal with artificial intelligence, including a first-in-the-nation comprehensive measure in Colorado (SB 24). Another 48 laws concern children’s online safety.
The report also noted that 89% of the laws were enacted in trifecta states where the legislature and governor’s office are held by a single party. California alone enacted 26 new tech laws. (PURIBUS NEWS, CENTER ON TECH POLICY, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
Social Media Warning Label Bill Introduced in CA: California Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D) introduced a bill (AB 56) that would require social media sites to routinely display a warning label stating: “The Surgeon General has advised that there are ample indicators that social media can have a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.” The measure is sponsored by California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D). (SACRAMENTO BEE)
Bitcoin Reserve Bill Prefiled in TX: Texas Rep. Giovanni Capriglione (R) prefiled a bill (HB 1598) for next year’s session that would provide for the establishment of a strategic bitcoin reserve in the state. The measure would allow the state to accept taxes, fees and donations in bitcoin that it would hold for a minimum of five years.
In November Pennsylvania Reps. Mike Cabell (R) and Aaron Kaufer (R) introduced HB 2664, providing for the establishment of a bitcoin reserve in that state by allowing the state treasurer to invest up to 10% of the General Fund, Rainy Day Fund and State Investment Fund in bitcoin and crypto exchange-traded products or ETPs. (CNBC, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)
—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK