Mexico moves on transparency, AI rules

State of Mexico: a new structure for transparency and data

The State of Mexico Congress received an инициативe from Governor Delfina Gómez Álvarez to enact a new Public Transparency and Access to Information Law and a new Personal Data Protection Law for Data Held by Obligated Entities of the State of Mexico and its municipalities. The proposal calls for the creation of a decentralized public body called Transparencia Mexiquense, under the state Comptroller's Office.

According to the information released, the goal is to bring the exercise of public information access rights and personal data protection rights under a new institutional model that would continue and strengthen the functions of Infoem. The initiative also seeks to set out the bases and conditions for personal data processing and for the exercise of ARCO rights, with simple and expedited procedures.

The reform effort in the State of Mexico goes beyond two new laws. It also includes a decree initiative presented by lawmaker Gerardo Pliego Santana to enact those same rules and amend several state provisions on public administration, archives, anti-corruption, and the administrative and financial codes. That proposal lays out a comprehensive legal framework to strengthen transparency, accountability, and personal data protection, aligned with general laws on the subject.

Under that scheme, Transparencia Mexiquense would take over Infoem functions through a more streamlined structure. According to local coverage, the new body would have technical, financial, and management autonomy, but it would no longer retain the status of a constitutional autonomous body that the institute had.

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 contemplates the transfer and reassignment of Infoem functions to existing authorities and to the new body, on the argument that this would reduce operating costs and duplication.

The political read on Infoem's replacement

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 in comptroller offices.

Morena and the path toward AI legislation

Meanwhile, Morena lawmakers announced they are preparing a reform to Article 73 of the Constitution to expressly give the federal Congress the power to legislate on artificial intelligence. Gabriela Jiménez Godoy, deputy parliamentary coordinator in the lower house, said the legislative agenda will include digital platforms and AI, with an emphasis on protecting children and adolescents.

Jiménez Godoy introduced an initiative on August 7 before the Permanent Commission to amend section XVII of Article 73 and explicitly establish Congress's authority to legislate on the use, development, and implementation of artificial intelligence systems. The path outlined calls for the federal Congress, once the constitutional reform is approved, to invite 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. Ricardo Monreal has said AI regulation will be one of the main items in the next ordinary session, and Morena's next plenary session also includes social media regulation, AI, and adjustments to the National Anti-Corruption System.

According to specialized coverage, the strategy points toward a General Artificial Intelligence Law with participation from state legislatures. In parallel, Gabriela Jiménez Godoy said publicly that the work will begin with the constitutional reform to Article 73 and continue with a general law on the subject.