Provenance Record

Excellent structure (Overview / What We Know with five sub-sections / Reactions / What We Don't Know). Neutral, professional tone with appropriate hedging. Length appropriate for News (1210 words). Strong use of multi-source verbatim quoting with each quote attributed to the outlet that actually carries it — no compound-citation issues found.

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Exemplary policy submission. Every quantitative fact verified: vote counts (34-1 Senate, 57-6 House, 91-7 combined), all 5 named sponsors (Rodriguez, Coleman, Duran, Bacon), all date specifics (May 1 intro, May 7/12 Senate, May 9 House, May 14 signing), structural removals (duty of care, algorithmic impact assessments, risk management), 30-day explanation window, 3-year record retention, 60-day right-to-cure, January 1 2027 effective date, January 1 2030 cure-sunset. Every direct quote — Polis 'lower the cost', Rodriguez 'pretty aggressive / ahead of my time' and 'Everybody lost...', Bacon 'hop... right direction', Wilmsen 'more workable than 205', Forseth 'good first step', Dougherty 'best we can do', Mabrey 'black boxes / will be back next year', Simpson 'building on it' — verified verbatim. Internal cross-references to /article/2026-02/27-the-march-11-deadline... and /article/2026-04/21-americas-ai-regulation-standoff... both confirmed to exist.