After making it through the Virginia state legislature, a bill requiring companies that use artificial intelligence to influence impactful decisions in lending, housing and insurance to build safeguards around those systems was vetoed by the governor.
A house bill signed into law by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee amends the state code to allow licensed attorneys, licensed title agents and others to submit electronic records for deed registration.
A house bill approved by the Missouri House of Representatives modifies the definition of “certified funds” to include real-time payment systems.
Washington Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer personally made her case for a state bill that would grant her office the authority to order restitution from insurance providers who harm policyholders.
The Georgia Consumer Privacy Protection Act, which is being considered by the Georgia state senate, would outline and ratify specific protections for consumers and responsibilities for entities that process personal data.
A state house bill that has passed committee in the Arizona legislature would reform zoning laws to reduce municipal oversight of the homebuilding process and lift restrictions on new construction, in an effort to address the nationwide housing inventory shortage.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has introduced the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act in wake of federal cuts to national consumer protection initiatives, including to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
A bill under review in the Texas senate would, if passed, amend the state’s property code to require attorney, title agent or escrow oversight for property instruments to be recorded.
The latest version of the SECURE Notarization Act is currently under House committee review and would, if passed, would establish federal minimum standards for electronic notarizations and remote notarizations.
A state bill currently under consideration by the Texas legislature would institute new requirements for the recording of instruments conveying real property involving settlement services agents.