Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Oppose Ban on State AI Laws

June 3, 2025, 9:09 PM UTC

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers from Texas, Virginia and Utah is fighting a proposed moratorium on state and local AI laws in a Republican budget bill making its way through Congress.

“This is a dangerous path and also reckless and irresponsible,” said Del. Michelle Lopes Maldonado (D-Va.) at the USA AI Summit in Washington DC Tuesday. “There are always places where states still have a role because there will be matters that the federal government’s not as interested in that the states will need to care about.” Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, a Republican state representative ...

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