US EditionHouse Republicans Push 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations in Budget Bill
UNITED STATES, MAY 12 – House Republicans aim to prevent regulatory patchwork by imposing a 10-year freeze on AI laws, affecting over 45 states' efforts and raising concerns about innovation and oversight.
- House Republicans are advancing a budget bill in mid-May 2025 that includes a 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation enforcement across the U.S.
- The moratorium arises amid federal failure to enact AI legislation, as states have increasingly passed laws to address AI risks, leading to bipartisan concern.
- Opponents argue the moratorium would nullify important state AI laws, harm consumers, prevent attorneys general from protecting rights, and threaten innovation economies like California's.
- A bipartisan group of 40 state attorneys general cautioned that the bill could disrupt numerous current and forthcoming state laws, while an economic analysis projects implementation expenses of $3.5 billion and the potential elimination of 98,000 jobs within the first year.
- If enacted, the moratorium could leave companies unaccountable for harmful AI, stall state consumer protections, and intensify calls for a federal AI governance framework promoting transparency and safety.
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Should states be barred for ten years from regulating AI? Editorial Board Roundtable
A provision in the “big, beautiful” budget bill the U.S. House just voted to pass would prohibit the states from regulating artificial intelligence (AI) models for ten years.
"One Big Beautiful Bill": House backs Trump plan to freeze state AI laws for a decade
The moratorium applies not only to AI models but also to any products or services integrating AI, effectively banning and overriding state regulations in those areas. The restriction affects several critical sectors, including automotive, consumer IoT, social media, medical equipment, and more.Read Entire Article
A bid to bar states from regulating AI is getting pushback - R Street Institute
Among the experts who testified was Adam Thierer of the free-market think tank R Street Institute, who first proposed a “learning period” moratorium on AI regulations last year. He argued that it wouldn’t prevent states from addressing AI harms via laws that aren’t specific to the technology, such as broader civil rights and consumer protection laws. The post A bid to bar states from regulating AI is getting pushback appeared first on R Street I…
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