In a rare victory for liberty in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom refused to sign into law Senate Bill (S.B.) 961, which would have required every passenger vehicle after the 2030 model year to beep each time its driver goes more than 10 miles per hour above the speed limit. Unfortunately, Newsom did not cite regulatory overreach but interference with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as his reason for passing on the bill.
In a Saturday press release, Newsom expressed concern that California-specific vehicle rules "would create a patchwork of regulations that undermines [NHTSA's] longstanding federal framework." Appealing to federal rulemaking is an odd tack for Newsom to take considering the governor touted California's "17 bills covering the deployment and regulation of GenAI technology" yesterday.
