CaliforniaWould shorten the Delete Act processing cycle for data brokers from 45 to 30 days and require notice to elected officials and judges that they can use the deletion mechanism.
TexasThe law bans certain high-risk artificial intelligence uses, restricts intentional discrimination, sets sector-specific rules, and authorizes penalties enforced by the attorney general.
United NationsA global treaty requiring parties to criminalize certain offences committed through information and communications technology systems and to cooperate on sharing electronic evidence of serious crimes, which enters into force 90 days after the 40th ratification.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, passed by one chamber. Latest step: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
MarylandSets state requirements for large data center proposals on ratepayer protection, community engagement, public developer commitments and transparency.
United States (federal)A Senate resolution in Congress, adopted. Latest step: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4958; text: CR S4951)
United KingdomCMA decision designating Google with strategic market status in general search and search advertising under the DMCC Act, followed by conduct requirements on publishers, fair ranking and data portability.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
United States (federal)Senate subcommittee hearing on Flock Safety's network of AI-enabled license plate reader cameras and its privacy implications.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
IllinoisCreates an Illinois Artificial Intelligence Cabinet to advise the state on AI safety, incident response and safeguards for public assets and infrastructure.
United NationsSets the terms of reference for a 40-member Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence that issues an annual assessment report, and establishes an annual Global Dialogue on AI Governance alternating between Geneva and New York.
CaliforniaBars CEQA categorical exemptions for data center projects and lets the governor certify qualifying data center projects as environmental leadership development projects.
CaliforniaRequires the Public Utilities Commission to assess rate structures so that data centers pay a reasonable share of transmission, distribution and procurement costs tied to their loads.
CaliforniaRequires data center owners or operators to report information such as location, size, power usage effectiveness and onsite generator fuel use to the California Energy Commission.
CaliforniaBars cities and counties from approving permits for new or expanded data centers unless the applicant provides prescribed water use information and other conditions are met.
CaliforniaRequires each electrical corporation to file transmission, distribution and generation service tariffs for participating data center customers.
CaliforniaRequires data center operators to give their water supplier a good faith estimate of expected water use and water source before applying for a local business license or permit.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee.
European UnionProposed regulation that would replace the 2019 Cybersecurity Act, strengthening ENISA, simplifying the EU cybersecurity certification framework, and adding measures to reduce ICT supply chain risks from high-risk third-country suppliers.
VirginiaBans nondisclosure agreements for data center projects across executive agencies, speeds data center noise rules and backup generator review, and creates an Artificial Intelligence Task Force.
European UnionProposed regulation to speed up permitting and deployment of data centres, aim to at least triple EU data centre capacity, and create an EU-wide four-level cloud and AI sovereignty framework with a public sector procurement mechanism.
United States (federal)Would limit liability for vendors that provide cloud storage to law enforcement for child sexual abuse material held as evidence.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
JapanAmends Japan's personal information law to allow data sharing without consent for statistics and AI development, strengthen protections for children under 16 and facial feature data, and introduce administrative surcharges for serious violations.
CaliforniaMakes it an unlawful advertising practice to publish an ad that prominently includes a synthetic performer without a clear and conspicuous disclosure.
United States (federal)Would direct the Department of Energy to assess using AI and high performance computing to improve the capacity and reliability of the bulk power system.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
United States (federal)A House bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 5.
United States (federal)A Senate bill in Congress, now in committee. Latest step: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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