National Conference of State Legislatures

Updated November 11, 2024

Forecast ’25 Special Report

From education to the environment, from elections to energy, the stories in this State Legislatures News special report offer insights from NCSL experts on what lies ahead for state lawmakers in 2025.

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State Legislatures News

Updated September 27, 2024

NCSL 50-State Searchable Bill Tracking Databases

Find the most comprehensive and complete 50-state information in NCSL's searchable bill tracking databases.

Technology

Database

Updated December 02, 2024

NCSL Post-Election Forum Predicts Top 2025 State Issues

At a recent forum for NCSL Foundation members in Washington, D.C., Kate Blackman and Natalie Wood, NCSL vice presidents of state research and policy, shared their forecasts for key issues likely to dominate the 2025 legislative sessions.

Education Energy Fiscal Health Labor and Employment Technology Transportation

State Legislatures News

Updated December 02, 2024

State-Federal Legislative Forecast 2025: Key Issues and Trends

From fiscal challenges to tech innovations and workforce dynamics, the legislative issues dominating state discussions are also setting the stage for federal priorities. As 2025 approaches, these topics will likely shape the national agenda. Forecast ’25

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State Legislatures News

Updated December 02, 2024

State 9-1-1 Bill Tracking Database

State 9-1-1 legislation tracking database, including bills related to e9-1-1 and Next Generation 9-1-1

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Database

Updated November 22, 2024

Deceptive Audio or Visual Media (“Deepfakes”) 2024 Legislation

This page summarizes the 2024 state legislation regarding deepfake technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate audio or video to create a false but realistic video of individuals doing or saying things they did not actually do or say.

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Table

Updated November 22, 2024

Artificial Intelligence in Government: The Federal and State Landscape

State and federal governments are expanding artificial intelligence use across agencies to improve efficiency and decision-making, and to deliver government services, with a strong focus on governance, ethical practices, and interagency collaboration.

Center for Legislative Strengthening State-Federal Technology

Updated November 11, 2024

Keeping Pace With Rapid Changes in Technology and Communications

Legislative priorities in technology and communications for 2025 include making sense of artificial intelligence, protecting consumer privacy, addressing children’s use of social media and expanding broadband access.

Technology

State Legislatures News

Updated October 31, 2024

Broadband Legislation Database

NCSL’s Broadband Database tracks legislation regarding broadband policy across state legislatures including topics of broadband funding, infrastructure, accessibility, mapping, governance, net neutrality, and other related topics. It reviews enacted and pending legislation beginning in 2023 and is updated monthly as legislation is identified by NCSL staff.

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Database

Updated October 29, 2024

Hold the Phone: Recent State Activity on Cell Use in Schools

Lawmakers are responding to concerns about how cellphone use can affect student learning and mental health with new restrictions on cellphone use in schools.

Education Technology

State Legislatures News

Updated October 23, 2024

Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: The Federal and State Legislative Landscape

Federal and state policymakers are seeking to balance AI innovation and regulation, ensuring that businesses can leverage the benefits of AI without compromising workers’ jobs, rights and safety.

Labor and Employment State-Federal Technology

Updated October 17, 2024

Artificial Intelligence Policy Toolkit

This AI Toolkit provides a wide variety of AI resources for policymakers on the state policy landscape and considerations for different sectors and specific uses, including primers, legislative tracking, issue briefs and podcasts. AI resources in the toolkit span across many topic areas like elections, healthcare, workforce, criminal justice and more.

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Forecast ’25 Special Report

NCSL 50-State Searchable Bill Tracking Databases

NCSL Post-Election Forum Predicts Top 2025 State Issues

State-Federal Legislative Forecast 2025: Key Issues and Trends

State 9-1-1 Bill Tracking Database

Deceptive Audio or Visual Media (“Deepfakes”) 2024 Legislation

Artificial Intelligence in Government: The Federal and State Landscape

Keeping Pace With Rapid Changes in Technology and Communications

Broadband Legislation Database

Hold the Phone: Recent State Activity on Cell Use in Schools

Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: The Federal and State Legislative Landscape

Artificial Intelligence Policy Toolkit

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