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Following the U.S. Senate’s decision in July to remove language in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would have limited the ability of states to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the employment and hiring context, states are now free to continue to legislate in this area. In 2024, Colorado passed SB 205, one of the first state laws directly related to algorithmic discrimination. Algorithmic discrimination broadly refers to the phenomenon of using an automated decision-making tool to make or inform a decision that has the effect of discriminating against a protected class. Since the adoption of SB 205, several other states have introduced similar laws targeting the use of AI in the employment context, and following the recent spike in interest in this issue, the Massachusetts state legislature introduced SD 3007, “An Act to ensure non-discrimination by improving algorithmic system.” SD 3007 has the potential to be one of the most comprehensive laws of its kind in the entire country, and could prove to be highly influential as legislators across the country grapple with how to regulate rapidly evolving AI technology.   

SD 3007 

SD 3007 was introduced on June 26, 2025, and was referred to the committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity on September 4, 2025. The law would cover “any person, business, organization, or government agency that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, excluding an individual acting at their own direction and in a non-commercial context.”