On June 2, 2025, the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (the “Division”), alongside the Office of the Attorney General, announced proposed rules (the “Proposed Rules”) to implement the New Jersey Data Privacy Act...more
6/25/2025
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While most state legislatures are wrapping up their legislative sessions with little fanfare, Massachusetts appears to just be getting started. On May 12, 2025, the Bay State introduced the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act (S...more
5/20/2025
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The final weeks for many state legislatures have witnessed significant movements in the U.S. data privacy landscape. Last month, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen signed the Data Privacy Act, LB1074, into law....more
5/22/2024
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The early weeks of 2024 have seen continued activity on the state comprehensive privacy law front. Since our last update, at least 11 new comprehensive privacy bills have been proposed. In particular, Georgia, Hawaii,...more
2/23/2024
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On June 30, the Delaware legislature passed the Personal Data Privacy Act (“the Act”). The Act now moves to the Delaware Governor’s desk for consideration and, if signed into law, will make Delaware the seventh state this...more
7/11/2023
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As of June 25, 2023, the Oregon House and Senate have signed Senate Bill 619 (the “Act”), which previously passed in the House 54-0. The Act now moves to the Oregon Governor’s desk for signature (and is set to become law as...more
6/27/2023
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As we move into the summer months, state comprehensive privacy law developments continue to steadily emerge. Most notably, in the weeks since our last update, the Texas legislature passed the Texas Data Privacy and Security...more
On May 4, the Florida House passed an amended version of SB 262, a bill establishing the Florida Digital Bill of Rights. The bill now moves to Governor Ron DeSantis’s desk for signature. ...more
The new year has already seen a flurry of state privacy law activity, with legislators in at least nine states (Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Tennessee) proposing new...more
On June 14, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce held a legislative hearing on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) titled, “Protecting America’s...more
Last week, the Belgian Data Protection Authority ruled that the IAB’s cookie consent framework violated the GDPR. This decision has tremendous potential implications on the ad tech industry, as both publishers and advertisers...more
2/8/2022
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On June 7, 2021, the Colorado House of Representatives passed the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), a comprehensive privacy law similar to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as well...more
6/9/2021
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Continuing Congress’s consideration of possible comprehensive federal privacy legislation, the Senate Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on March 26, 2019 on...more
4/1/2019
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