US EditionSenate Republicans Reach Deal on Five-Year State AI Regulation Freeze
UNITED STATES, JUN 30 – The revised five-year moratorium includes exemptions for child safety and artist protections, aiming to balance innovation with safeguarding vulnerable groups, according to Senators Blackburn and Cruz.
- Two Republican senators reached a deal to freeze state AI regulations for five years within a spending bill moving toward a July 4 deadline.
- The agreement followed concerns over a prior ten-year moratorium that would block states from enforcing AI laws and restrict access to $500 million in AI funding.
- The revised moratorium permits states to regulate child online safety and artist image rights if such rules do not unduly burden AI development.
- Colorado’s example, established by its SB 24-205 AI law passed after an 11-hour sprint last year, highlights burdens on businesses and risks from patchwork state rules on AI.
- The deal aims to provide federal consistency to spur innovation and protect consumers, though critics say it limits state oversight and may enable unchecked AI risks.
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Changes made to AI regulatory moratorium • Minnesota Reformer
Senate leaders are bending to bipartisan opposition and softening a proposed ban on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn backed off her own proposal late on Monday. Senate Republicans are aiming to soften a proposed 10-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence laws that has receiv…
Changes made to AI moratorium amid bill’s ‘vote-a-rama’ • West Virginia Watch
Senate leaders are bending to bipartisan opposition and softening a proposed ban on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn backed off her own proposal late on Monday. Senate Republicans are aiming to soften a proposed 10-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence laws that has receiv…
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Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash - Overpasses For America
As Congress races to pass President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s also sprinting to placate the many haters of the bill’s “AI moratorium” provision which originally required a 10-year pause on state AI regulations. The provision, which was championed by White House AI czar and venture capitalist David Sacks, has proved remarkably unpopular with a diverse contingent of lawmakers ranging from 40 state attorneys general to the ultra-MAG…
Changes made to AI moratorium amid bill’s ‘vote-a-rama’ • SC Daily Gazette
Senate leaders are bending to bipartisan opposition and softening a proposed ban on state-level regulation of artificial intelligence. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Senate Republicans are aiming to soften a proposed 10-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence laws that has received pushback from congressmembers on both sides of the aisle. Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas developed a pared dow…
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