Series Federal Policy Pulse: Latest Insights from NCSL

NCSL’s comments highlight the efforts of state legislatures nationwide in enacting AI legislation that strikes a balance between fostering innovation and ensuring consumer protection. They recognize state legislators as leaders and experts in the AI field and urge the administration to seek input and learn from a bipartisan group of legislators while developing an AI action plan for America. Additionally, NCSL’s comments share the organization's resources, including databases, policy resolutions from the Standing Committee on Technology and Communications, publications from the Executive Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Privacy and various articles.

NCSL joined more than 40 other organizations last week calling on Congress to honor surface transportation funding contained in the most recent surface transportation legislation in any forthcoming funding bill, saying, "...any reduction from planned transportation funding levels will disrupt state and local government implementation of long-term transportation plans and private sector efforts to ensure the equipment, materials and personnel necessary for infrastructure improvements are in place." If enacted, FY 2025 appropriations measures in the House and Senate provide $61.3 billion in obligation limitation for highway programs and $15.6 billion for transit programs.

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