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Roundup · Cal., Iowa, Ill. · 3 sources

State and local law roundup, week ending October 9, 2026: 3 developments

Illinois and Iowa suspended state dyed-diesel penalties for farm hauling this week. Illinois Executive Order 2026-08, filed October 6, bars penalties for farm use of dyed diesel on highways through December 31, 2026; Iowa's October 7 disaster proclamation extends its suspension to livestock and feed loads through February 4, 2027. California's SB 799 (Chapter 980) lets the South Bay Regional Housing Trust fund moderate-income housing from January 1, 2027.

Oct. 9, 2026 · 95 words · 3 sources listed

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Roundup · U.S. · 2 sources

Federal law roundup, week ending October 2, 2026: 2 developments

Two federal rules published September 29, 2026.

Oct. 3 · 74 words

Roundup · Cal., N.D., Tex., Ark., Ga., Mass., N.J., N.Y. · 20 sources

State and local law roundup, week ending October 2, 2026: 23 developments

Twenty-three state and local measures dated September 25 to 29, 2026.

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State and local law roundup, week ending October 9, 2026: 3 developments

Cal. · Oct. 9

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U.S. · Oct. 3

State and local law roundup, week ending October 2, 2026: 23 developments

Cal. · Oct. 3

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California limits employers' use of automated decision systems in discipline and firing

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947 on September 30, 2026.

Cal. · Oct. 1

Arizona appeals court vacates manslaughter sentence over reliance on AI victim video impact statement

The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed Gabriel Horcasitas's manslaughter conviction but vacated his 10.5-year sentence and remanded for resentencing, holding that the trial judge's consideration of an AI-generated video of the deceased victim, Christopher Pelkey, rendered the sentencing fundamentally unfair.

Ariz. · Oct. 1

Third Circuit affirms Thomson Reuters win over ROSS on Westlaw headnotes and AI training

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on September 29, 2026, affirmed a Delaware federal judgment that ROSS Intelligence infringed Thomson Reuters Westlaw headnotes and could not claim fair use for using them to train a competing AI legal research tool, Bloomberg Law and Copyright Lately reported.

U.S. · Sept. 30

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Arizona appeals court vacates manslaughter sentence over reliance on AI victim video impact statement

Ariz. · Oct. 1

Third Circuit affirms Thomson Reuters win over ROSS on Westlaw headnotes and AI training

U.S. · Sept. 30

Florida sues Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi and three PBMs, alleging an insulin pricing scheme

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued insulin makers Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi, pharmacy benefit managers CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx, and rebate aggregators Zinc, Ascent and Emisar in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, his office announced September 22.

Fla. · Sept. 28

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State and local law roundup, week ending October 2, 2026: 23 developments

Cal. · Oct. 3

Law roundup: seven FAA airworthiness directives, IRS and HUD fee changes, Nebraska harvest weight relief

Neb. · Sept. 28

New York sets November RAISE Act registration rollout ahead of January compliance

New York said it would begin directing large frontier AI developers to register in November ahead of the RAISE Act’s January 1, 2027 compliance date.

N.Y. · Sept. 22

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Federal law roundup, week ending October 2, 2026: 2 developments

U.S. · Oct. 3

State and local law roundup, week ending October 2, 2026: 23 developments

Cal. · Oct. 3

Law roundup: seven FAA airworthiness directives, IRS and HUD fee changes, Nebraska harvest weight relief

Neb. · Sept. 28

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State and local law roundup, week ending October 2, 2026: 23 developments

Cal. · Oct. 3

Law roundup: seven FAA airworthiness directives, IRS and HUD fee changes, Nebraska harvest weight relief

Neb. · Sept. 28

State law roundup: 20 California laws on licensing, EV charging, elections and welfare, plus Alaska game rules

Alaska · Sept. 28

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Conversations: California limits automated decision systems in discipline and firing

California's SB 947, signed September 30, 2026, bars employers from relying solely on automated decision systems to discipline or fire workers and requires human corroboration and written notice starting July 1, 2027.

Oct. 8, 2026 · Reviewed by Kenny Le and Jane Le

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