Congress eyes superseding state laws on AI
Congress eyes superseding state laws on AI
Publish Date: 2026-05-26 19:30:00
Source Domain: nystateofpolitics.com
- State lawmakers are in a race to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) ahead of tech giants and their own congressional colleagues.
- A bipartisan federal bill is being pushed which could override state regulations, including New York State’s RAISE ACT.
- New York passed the RAISE ACT to establish guardrails around AI but concerns have been raised that federal legislation could preempt this.
- New York state lawmakers, including Sen. Andrew Gounardes, have urged House Democrats to oppose federal efforts to preempt state AI regulations.
- The debate highlights the tension between state and federal efforts to regulate new technologies like AI.
