politics
December 8, 2025
A year-end push to override state AI laws is officially dead.
The brief panic caused by an attempt to shoehorn AI preemption into a must-pass defense bill is over. But this won’t be the last you hear of this. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) told reporters “we’re still looking at other places” to work it in, saying there’s still interest.

TL;DR
- An effort to include AI preemption in a defense bill has concluded.
- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise stated that AI preemption is still being considered for inclusion in other legislative measures.
- There is continued interest in finding ways to integrate AI preemption into legislation.
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