They are national politicians (as is every politician in the nation). I think you mean "Federal". That aside, state governments are supposed to heavily augment

They are national politicians (as is every politician in the nation). I think you mean "Federal". That aside, state governments are supposed to heavily augment federal laws with their own state laws and regulations. California doesn't need or want input from a bunch of states with little to no AI (or even IT in general) industry footprint about how those companies should operate.