A Michigan lawmaker introduced a new AI safety bill, while California legislators kept moving a number of AI bills through second-chamber committees ahead of Sacramento’s monthlong summer recess.

New York’s RAISE Act would create safety protocols for a handful of the world’s most powerful AI models. The bill was approved by the legislature in June and now awaits Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature.

Megan Garcia, the mother of a 14-year-old boy who committed suicide after becoming infatuated with an AI-driven companion chatbot, testified in favor of a California bill that would create safety guidelines for the powerful new products.