Keypoint: A revised version of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act was formally introduced in the House and voted out of a subcommittee.
As we previously reported, on June 3, 2022, a bipartisan and bicameral group...more
Keypoint: The chances for the United States to finally enact a federal privacy bill appear to have increased with the circulation of a bipartisan discussion draft although its chances for passage are far from clear....more
6/6/2022
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Targeted Digital Advertising
Keypoint: This week the Connecticut Data Privacy Act was signed by the Governor, making Connecticut the fifth state to pass consumer data privacy legislation....more
Keypoint: This week the Delaware House passed a data broker bill, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act was sent to the Governor, Louisiana scheduled a hearing on its bill, and the Hawaii legislature closed without passing a bill....more
5/9/2022
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Keypoint: This week the Connecticut legislature passed a consumer data privacy bill.
Below is our sixteenth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2022. Before we get to our update, we wanted...more
5/2/2022
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Keypoint: Subject to the Governor’s approval, Connecticut will become the fifth state to pass a broad consumer privacy act with a bill that is comparable to the Colorado Privacy Act....more
4/29/2022
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California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Connecticut ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Protection ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Opt-Outs ,
State Privacy Laws
Keypoint: This week the Connecticut Senate passed a consumer data privacy bill.
Below is our fifteenth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2022. ...more
Keypoint: Connecticut moves one step closer to enacting consumer data privacy legislation with a bill generally modeled on the Colorado Privacy Act....more
Keypoint: This week a new bill was introduced in Michigan; the Connecticut bill passed a second committee; Maryland and Kentucky legislatures adjourned without passing bills; Virginia Governor Youngkin signed three VCDPA...more
4/18/2022
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Keypoint: This week a new bill was introduced in Louisiana; the Maryland work group bill received an unfavorable committee report; the Connecticut bill was referred to a second committee; and California’s biometric privacy...more
4/11/2022
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Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
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Data Protection ,
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Privacy Laws ,
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State Privacy Laws
Keypoint: This week there were hearings on bills in Maryland, Rhode Island and Vermont, and the Oklahoma bill was assigned to the same committee where a similar bill died last year....more
Keypoint: This week the Utah Governor signed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, the Oklahoma House passed a bill, and a committee hearing was held in Rhode Island.
Below is our eleventh weekly update on the status of proposed...more
Keypoint: Starting in 2023, organizations that are subject to one or more of the laws will need to enter into contracts with recipients of personal information/data that address numerous statutory requirements....more
Keypoint: This week the Iowa House passed a bill, but it appears to have stalled in the Senate; Connecticut’s bill passed out of committee; Maryland advanced a work group bill out of the Senate and a biometric privacy bill...more
3/21/2022
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Popular ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State Privacy Laws
Keypoint: In its first CCPA interpretive opinion, the Attorney General’s office confirmed that businesses responding to requests to know must disclose internally generated inferences they hold about a consumer from either...more
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
In this episode of Data Privacy Unlocked, Husch Blackwell’s David Stauss discusses consumer data privacy with Massachusetts Representatives Dave Rogers and Andy Vargas. Representatives Rogers and Vargas are two of the primary...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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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
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Colorado ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
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Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
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State Privacy Laws ,
Virginia
Keypoint: The requirements for recognizing opt-out preference signals for certain types of processing vary widely depending on which state laws apply.
This is the sixth post in our ten-part weekly series comparing key...more
Keypoint: Organizations subject to these laws will need to determine whether they are engaging in “sales,” which can be a complex and multifaceted analysis given the statutes’ varying definitions and exemptions....more
Keypoint: This week the Utah Senate and Wisconsin Assembly passed bills, the Florida House Judiciary Committee advanced HB9, new bills were introduced in Connecticut and Kentucky, and Virginia lawmakers passed a VCDPA...more
Keypoint: California legislators introduced eight bills to amend or supplement the CPRA, including AB2891 that seeks to extend the employee and business-to-business exemptions, and AB2871 that seeks to make those exemptions...more
Keypoint: This week Indiana’s bill continued to advance in the House (after previously passing the Senate), lawmakers voted bills out of committee in Iowa and Oklahoma, and new bills were introduced in Maine, Utah and...more
Keypoint: This week new bills were introduced in Arizona, Iowa, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin, bills were voted out of committee in Florida, New York, and Ohio, and there was more movement on the VCDPA amendment bills....more
Keypoint: The bill, which is based on Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act, now moves to the Indiana House.
As first reported by the IAPP’s Joe Duball, the Indiana Senate unanimously voted to pass SB 358 on February...more