Hacker News with Generative AI: Legislation

Texas governor signs online safety law in blow to Apple and Google (bbc.com)
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed an online child safety bill that requires Apple and Google to ensure that their app stores verify the age of users in the nation's second most populous state.

Texas, Legislation, Apple, Google, Online Safety

11 points by colinprince 31 days ago | 0 comments

A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king (theguardian.com)
If enacted, Donald Trump’s Big Ugly Bill as it emerged on Thursday from the House of Representatives would result in the largest redistribution of income and wealth in American history – from the poor and working class to the rich.

Politics, US Politics, Economics, Legislation

22 points by tocs3 31 days ago | 3 comments

Buried in Trump's bill is a clause that would ban states from regulating AI (leohohmann.substack.com)
Buried deep in Trump’s bill is a secretly added clause that seeks to usurp the rights of individual states to regulate AI.

Politics, Artificial Intelligence, Legislation

12 points by 6d6b73 35 days ago | 1 comments

Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in Europe (bbc.com)
Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe after its parliament adopted a law raising it to 70 by 2040.

Retirement, Europe, Denmark, Social Policy, Legislation

8 points by begueradj 35 days ago | 0 comments

Tesla is badly affected by Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' the GOP just passed (electrek.co)
The Republicans in Congress have voted for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, which are going to greatly slow down electric vehicles and renewable energy in the US.

Politics, Electric Vehicles, Renewable Energy, Legislation

21 points by josephcsible 36 days ago | 9 comments

House Republicans include a 10-year ban on US states regulating AI (apnews.com)
Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy were killed in a shooting near a Jewish museum in DC

Politics, Artificial Intelligence, Legislation

8 points by jonbaer 36 days ago | 2 comments

The provision in the Big Ugly Bill that makes Trump king (robertreich.substack.com)
I’ve been following with a mixture of dismay and disgust Trump’s One Big Ugly Bill, soon to emerge from the House. I’ll report back to you on it later this morning.

Politics, Legislation, Donald Trump

22 points by skadamat 36 days ago | 0 comments

Double Trouble for Repair Monopolies: Washington Passes 2 Right to Repair Bills (ifixit.com)
Washington just became the sixth state in the country to pass Right to Repair for electronics and the third to guarantee repair access for powered wheelchairs.

Legislation, Consumer Rights, Technology, Accessibility

10 points by gnabgib 39 days ago | 0 comments

Behind Silicon Valley and the GOP’s campaign to ban state AI laws (bloodinthemachine.com)
On Sunday, May 11th, Republicans added a sweeping amendment to the 2025 budget reconciliation bill that would ban all US states from enacting any laws regulating AI for ten years.

Politics, Artificial Intelligence, Legislation

115 points by spenvo 42 days ago | 92 comments

Bill that would require big tech to pay OR newsrooms advances despite opposition (oregonlive.com)
An Oregon bill that would require big tech companies including Google and Meta to pay money to local newsrooms and journalists is steadily advancing despite protests from tech industry groups.

News Media, Journalism, Technology, Politics, Legislation

3 points by docdeek 42 days ago | 1 comments

The first US hub for experimental medical treatments is coming (technologyreview.com)
Montana just passed a new bill backed by longevity enthusiasts that will enable access to drugs and therapies that are not approved by the FDA.

Medical Technology, Legislation, Healthcare, Experimental Treatments, Montana

3 points by vjulian 43 days ago | 0 comments

Kids Online Safety Act Will Make the Internet Worse for Everyone (eff.org)
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is back in the Senate. Sponsors are claiming—again—that the latest version won’t censor online content. It isn’t true. This bill still sets up a censorship regime disguised as a “duty of care,” and it will do what previous versions threatened: suppress lawful, important speech online, especially for young people.

Internet Censorship, Legislation, Free Speech, Social Media, Online Safety

16 points by mdp2021 43 days ago | 14 comments

Kids Online Safety Act is back, with the potential to change the internet (techcrunch.com)
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) has been reintroduced into Congress. If passed into law, this bill could impose some of the most significant legislative changes that the internet has seen in the U.S. since the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998.

Internet Regulation, Online Safety, Legislation, Children's Privacy

9 points by Willingham 44 days ago | 0 comments

A new bill could lift the outdated ban on supersonic flight over land (boomsupersonic.com)
A new bill could lift the outdated ban on supersonic flight over land, unlocking the future of fast and quiet travel.

Aviation, Legislation, Supersonic Flight

6 points by garrettgarcia 44 days ago | 5 comments

Republicans push for a decadelong ban on states regulating AI (theverge.com)
Republicans want to stop states from regulating AI.

Politics, Artificial Intelligence, Legislation

13 points by flornt 44 days ago | 13 comments

GOP sneaks decade-long AI regulation ban into spending bill (arstechnica.com)
On Sunday night, House Republicans added language to the Budget Reconciliation bill that would block all state and local governments from regulating AI for 10 years, 404 Media reports.

Politics, Artificial Intelligence, Legislation, Government Regulation

117 points by Jtsummers 45 days ago | 134 comments

Texas Senate passes bill requiring solar plants to provide power at night (thehill.com)
The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that leading business interests fear would lead to an age of expensive power and rolling blackouts.

Texas, Solar Energy, Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Legislation

44 points by xbmcuser 46 days ago | 58 comments

State AI Regulation Ban Tucked into Republican Tax, Fiscal Bill (bloomberg.com)
A powerful House committee has tucked language preventing states from regulating artificial intelligence into President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, a move that would benefit many of the US’s largest tech and AI companies.

Artificial Intelligence, Politics, Legislation, Technology, Business

8 points by mfiguiere 46 days ago | 1 comments

Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors for social media accounts has failed (techcrunch.com)
A Florida bill, which would have required social media companies to provide an encryption backdoor for allowing police to access user accounts and private messages, has failed to pass into law.

Privacy, Legislation, Social Media, Law Enforcement

12 points by speckx 49 days ago | 0 comments

Switzerland plans to ban anonymity and data retention by decree (heise.de)
A draft ordinance in Switzerland stipulates that users of all major platforms must provide a copy of their ID or driver's license or a telephone number.

Switzerland, Privacy, Legislation, Data Retention, Online Identity

12 points by KingOfCoders 50 days ago | 0 comments

A new bill would force Apple to allow third-party app stores (theverge.com)
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) introduced a bill Tuesday that would require “large app store operators” like Apple to let users install third-party app stores and set them as their default.

Apple, App Stores, Legislation, Competition

5 points by redbell 51 days ago | 0 comments

House Votes to Repeal California's Clean Truck Policies (nytimes.com)
House Republicans, joined by a few Democrats, voted on Wednesday to stop California from requiring dealers to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles over time and to block an effort to reduce smog.

Politics, California, Environment, Transportation, Legislation

9 points by JumpCrisscross 58 days ago | 1 comments

Republicans in Congress Want a Flat $200 Annual EV Tax (arstechnica.com)
WASHINGTON, DC—The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will meet today to discuss its proposed budget legislation, and there's a doozy in there for drivers of electric vehicles and hybrids.

Politics, EVs, Taxation, Legislation

13 points by m463 58 days ago | 17 comments

Congress passes Take It Down act despite major flaws (eff.org)

Legislation, Politics, Internet Censorship, Digital Rights

250 points by abtinf 60 days ago | 105 comments

Congress moves forward with new attempts at internet censorship (techdirt.com)
Here’s a puzzle: How do you write a law that’s so badly designed that (1) the people it’s meant to help oppose it, (2) the people who hate regulation support it, and (3) everyone involved admits it will be abused? The answer, it turns out, is the Take It Down Act.

Politics, Censorship, Legislation, Internet Regulation

20 points by theahura 60 days ago | 0 comments

California Proposal to Tax Social Media Gathers Momentum (newsweek.com)
California lawmakers have moved forward with legislation that could see taxes applied to the largest social media platforms in the world.

California, Social Media, Taxation, Legislation

16 points by WaitWaitWha 63 days ago | 25 comments

Congress Republicans seek $27 billion for Golden Dome in Trump tax bill (cnbc.com)

Politics, Legislation, Finance, United States

8 points by rexbee 64 days ago | 1 comments

Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman tape transcript that led to the HMO act of 1973 (wikisource.org)
This is a transcript of the 1971 conversation between President Richard Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman that led to the HMO act of 1973:

Politics, History, Healthcare, Legislation

5 points by ivape 66 days ago | 0 comments

Take It Down Act nears passage (arstechnica.com)
An anti-deepfake bill is on the verge of becoming US law despite concerns from civil liberties groups that it could be used by President Trump and others to censor speech that has nothing to do with the intent of the bill.

Politics, Legislation, Deepfakes, Civil Liberties

6 points by perihelions 69 days ago | 0 comments

Florida's New Social Media Bill Demands an Encryption Backdoor (techdirt.com)
At least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.”

Florida, Social Media, Encryption, Law Enforcement, Legislation

11 points by latexr 70 days ago | 0 comments