Mexico moves on transparency, AI rules

The State of Mexico Congress has received a proposal from Governor Delfina Gómez Álvarez to issue a new Public Transparency and Access to Information Law and a new Personal Data Protection Law Held by Obligated Parties of the State of Mexico and Municipalities, while Morena lawmakers announced a reform to Article 73 of the Constitution so the federal Congress can legislate on artificial intelligence.

What does the new transparency and data structure propose in the State of Mexico?

The proposal would create a decentralized public body called Transparencia Mexiquense, under the State Comptroller’s Office, to centralize the exercise of public information access rights and personal data protection rights in a new institutional model that would continue and strengthen the functions of Infoem.

According to the information released, the proposal also seeks to establish the basis and conditions for personal data processing and for the exercise of ARCO rights, with simple and expedited procedures.

What other reforms are included in the State of Mexico proposal?

The reform draft in the State of Mexico goes beyond two new laws. It also includes a decree initiative presented by lawmaker Gerardo Pliego Santana to issue those same rules and amend several state provisions on public administration, archives, anti-corruption, administrative law, and financial law.

That proposal sets out a comprehensive legal framework to strengthen transparency, accountability, and personal data protection, aligned with the general laws on the subject.

What would happen to Infoem if the reform moves forward?

Under that model, Transparencia Mexiquense would take over Infoem’s functions through a more streamlined structure, although the new body would retain technical, financial, and management autonomy.

According to local coverage, the new agency would no longer keep the status of constitutional autonomous body that the institute had.

How does this reform connect with the general laws published in 2025?

The reform is part of a harmonization process with the General Transparency Law and the General Personal Data Protection Law published in March 2025.

It also includes the transfer and reassignment of Infoem’s functions to already established authorities and to the new body, with the argument that it would reduce operating costs and duplication.

How is the replacement of Infoem being read politically?

In local political circles in the State of Mexico, the creation of Transparencia Mexiquense is seen as part of a broader alignment with a national policy to eliminate constitutional autonomous transparency bodies and concentrate decisions on access to information within comptroller offices.

What is Morena promoting on artificial intelligence?

Morena lawmakers announced plans for a constitutional reform to expressly give the federal Congress the power to legislate on artificial intelligence, while Gabriela Jiménez Godoy, vice coordinator of the party’s caucus in San Lázaro, said the legislative agenda will include digital platforms and AI, with an emphasis on protecting children and adolescents.

Jiménez Godoy presented an initiative on August 7 before the Permanent Commission to reform section XVII of Article 73 and explicitly establish Congress’s authority to legislate on the use, development, and implementation of artificial intelligence systems.

What legislative route is Morena proposing for AI?

The proposed route says that once the constitutional reform is approved, the federal Congress would call on state legislatures to submit opinions and proposals before drafting secondary legislation.

National media report that the issue is already part of a broader legislative agenda in the Chamber of Deputies.

What other issues are accompanying the AI debate in San Lázaro?

Ricardo Monreal said AI regulation would be one of the main issues in the next regular session, and Morena’s next plenary session will also include social media regulation, AI, and changes to the National Anti-Corruption System.

According to specialized coverage, the strategy points to a General Artificial Intelligence Law with participation from state legislatures.

What did Gabriela Jiménez Godoy say about the next step?

At the same time, Gabriela Jiménez Godoy said publicly that the work will begin with the Article 73 constitutional reform and continue with a general law on the matter.