State Law

Official text of California Senate Bill 53 (2025–2026 session), which adds transparency and incident-reporting duties for developers of large frontier artificial intelligence models — amending the Business and Professions Code (new Chapter 25.1, commencing with Section 22757.10), the Government Code (Section 11546.8) and the Labor Code (new Chapter 5.1, commencing with Section 1107). Registered with the Secretary of State on 29 September 2025.

Official text of Chapter 552 (Artificial Intelligence Protection) of the Texas Business & Commerce Code, enacted by HB 149 — the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA), effective 1 January 2026. Sixteen sections: definitions, construction, local preemption, disclosure to consumers, prohibition of manipulation of human behaviour, social scoring (governmental entities only), capture of biometric data, constitutional protection, unlawful discrimination, sexually explicit content and child protection, and enforcement by the attorney general (investigations, notice and cure, civil penalties, injunctions).