Keypoint: Iowa moves one step closer to enacting consumer data privacy legislation with a bill generally modeled off the Utah Consumer Privacy Act.
On March 14, 2022, the Utah House voted 91-2 to pass House File 2506....more
Keypoint: This week legislatures in Florida, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin closed without passing bills while Maryland’s bill was converted into a one-year study.
Below is our ninth weekly update on the status of...more
3/14/2022
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Keypoint: 2022 is off to a fast start with proposed state privacy laws filed in Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Vermont, joining the long list of bills already filed.
Welcome back! This is...more
Keypoint: At least fifteen state legislatures are poised to consider CCPA-like consumer privacy legislation in 2022 with lawmakers in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Washington confirming they will...more
Keypoint: The VCDPA Work Group’s final report contains 17 “points of emphasis” derived from six Work Group meetings; however, the Work Group’s recommendations for modifying the VCDPA will not be presented until the...more
Keypoint: The 2022 legislative session of proposed state consumer privacy legislation kicks off with the filing of a new bill in Oklahoma.
On September 9, 2021, Rep. Collin Walke (D) and Majority Leader Rep. Josh West...more
Keypoint: Businesses that sell personal information under the CCPA are now required to honor Global Privacy Control signals.
In an update to its CCPA FAQs, the California Attorney General’s office has stated that...more
In today’s episode of Data Privacy Unlocked, Husch Blackwell’s David Stauss discusses state privacy legislation with Representative Collin Walke of Oklahoma. Representative Walke was one of the authors of HB 1602, the...more
Keypoint: This week the Colorado legislature continued to advance the Colorado Privacy Act, and the Nevada Governor signed into law a bill that will broaden the state’s pre-existing right to opt out of sales as of October 1,...more
6/7/2021
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Keypoint: This week the Colorado Senate passed the Colorado Privacy Act, the Nevada legislature passed a bill to broaden the state’s pre-existing right to opt out of sales, and the New York Privacy Act advanced to a third...more
6/1/2021
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Keypoint: This week the Connecticut Senate Appropriations Committee and New York Consumer Protection Committee passed their bills, and the Nevada Assembly passed its bill, which would broaden Nevada’s pre-existing right to...more
5/24/2021
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Keypoint: This week the Colorado Privacy Act passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Alaska’s House Labor and Commerce Committee held another hearing on its bill, Connecticut’s bill was sent to the Senate...more
Keypoint: This week an amended version of the Colorado Privacy Act unanimously passed out of committee, Alaska’s House held another hearing on its bill (and scheduled another hearing for May 12), Connecticut’s bill was tabled...more
5/10/2021
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Keypoint: This week Florida came close to passing a bill before it died on the final day of the legislative session; committees in Colorado and Alaska scheduled hearings on their bills for May 5; and the Connecticut bill was...more
Keypoint: There were a number of developments this week: Florida’s House passed HB 969, the Washington Privacy Act officially died, Alaska’s HB 159 received a public hearing, and the Arizona legislature closed without passing...more
Keypoint: Florida moved one step closer to passing consumer data privacy legislation although differences between the House and Senate bills need to be resolved if the legislation is to pass the legislature.
On April 21,...more
Keypoint: This week Florida’s two bills continued to progress, the Washington Privacy Act failed to pass out of the House at the deadline (but the bill sponsor says it is still alive), new bills were introduced in...more
Keypoint: This week bills in Florida and Connecticut continued to progress, the Washington Privacy Act failed to get out of the House at the deadline, and bills in Oklahoma and West Virginia died...more
4/12/2021
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Keypoint: It was another busy week with developments in Washington, Florida, Oklahoma, Alaska, Nevada, and Rhode Island.
For the sixth week in a row, we are providing an update on the status of proposed CCPA-like privacy...more
4/5/2021
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Keypoint: There were four notable developments this week: the Florida House passed a bill out of committee, lawmakers proposed a new bill in Texas, the Washington Privacy Act was scheduled for a public hearing and committee...more
3/15/2021
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Keypoint: CCPA-like privacy bills continue to be introduced and work their way through state legislatures.
Those who attended our recent webinar or who subscribe to this blog know that we have been closely tracking...more
Keypoint: While the Washington Privacy Act appears poised to pass the Senate, a competing bill introduced in the House of Representatives would require opt-in consent for processing, create an Illinois-like biometric...more
2/1/2021
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On January 28, 2021, privacy professionals around the world will celebrate Data Privacy Day. This year, we decided to mark the occasion by gathering our team’s thoughts and expectations on what we expect to be the biggest...more
1/28/2021
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Keypoint: Although the CPRA will not become fully operative until January 1, 2023, the provisions creating the California Privacy Protection Agency and extending the business-to-business and employee exemptions are now...more
California voters just approved the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which will significantly amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Join us for an in-depth look at the CPRA and how it will change privacy law...more
11/4/2020
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