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Florida Rejects DeSantis AI Bill, Opens OpenAI Probe

6/14/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Florida’s House declined to hear Governor Ron DeSantis’s AI Bill of Rights, rejecting it.
DeSantis denounced a White House plan to preempt AI rules as an amnesty for Big Tech and said federal preemption must include a sensible nationwide framework.
Attorney General James Uthmeier opened a probe of OpenAI allegedly aiding Florida State University shooter.
The White House’s AI strategy seeks congressional action for a framework to preempt state laws.

History

Historical Context

The Communications Act of 1934 created the FCC, and the Telecommunications Act of February 8 1996— the first major overhaul in over 60 years— gave the FCC authority to preempt state regulations on telecom competition. That federal preemption model now echoes in Governor Ron DeSantis’s AI Bill of Rights, which the Florida House blocks, highlighting the recurring clash between state initiatives and nationwide regulatory power.

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Story summary

Florida’s House declined to hear Governor Ron DeSantis’s AI Bill of Rights, rejecting it.
DeSantis denounced a White House plan to preempt AI rules as an amnesty for Big Tech and said federal preemption must include a sensible nationwide framework.
Attorney General James Uthmeier opened a probe of OpenAI allegedly aiding Florida State University shooter.
The White House’s AI strategy seeks congressional action for a framework to preempt state laws.

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