With the moratorium dead, more than 1,000 AI-related bills have surged back into legislative play across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington, D.C. These measures span a wide range of issues, including biometric data protection, algorithmic transparency, and restrictions on AI tools used in hiring, criminal justice, and education. Lawmakers in California, Colorado, New York, and Texas are crafting frameworks that impose risk assessments, mandate human oversight, and prohibit AI applications deemed discriminatory or unsafe. https://www.biometricupdate.com/202507/states-push-ahead-on-ai-regulation-as-congress-falters