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Montana’s Consumer Data Privacy Law Update: SB 297’s Sweeping Changes at a Glance

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On May 8, 2025, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 297 (SB 297) into law, significantly revising the existing Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA). These amendments generally mirror requirements in...more

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Montana Amends Consumer Data Privacy Act to Broaden Applicability and Enhance Protections for Minors

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Montana’s amendments also remove the cure period for alleged violations beginning in October, provide prescriptive methods through which businesses have to provide consumers with targeted advertising opt out rights, and...more

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Montana Amends Consumer Data Privacy Act, Removes Financial Institution Exemption

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On May 8, 2025, the governor of Montana signed into law SB 297, which amends the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA). The amendments become effective on October 1, 2025. Among other things, SB 297: • amends the...more

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Virginia Strengthens Privacy Protections for Reproductive and Sexual Health Information

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On July 1, the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (VCPA), as amended by Senate Bill (SB) 754, will provide additional privacy protections for reproductive and sexual health information. The legislation expands the VCPA to...more

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Utah Law Aims to Regulate AI Mental Health Chatbots

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Those in the tech world and in medicine alike see potential in the use of AI chatbots to support mental health—especially when human support is unavailable, or therapy is unwanted....more

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UK Data Reform: What Businesses Need to Know About the Data (Use and Access) Bill

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The UK's data protection landscape is undergoing significant transformation with the progression of the Data (Use and Access) Bill through Parliament. Officially titled the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, this...more

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T-Minus Two Months: Another State Enters the National Stage – Preparing for the Tennessee Information Protection Act

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Effective July 1, 2025, Tennessee enters the national privacy conversation with the Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA), becoming the latest state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law. However, this...more

Hogan Lovells

APAC AI Watch Series | Greater China

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As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, understanding the evolving regulatory landscape is more critical than ever. Our new APAC AI Watch series offers in-depth analysis of key legal developments across...more

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Virginia Amends Data Privacy Law To Impose New Restrictions on Social Media Platforms

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On May 2, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Senate Bill 854 (SB854) into law, which imposes new restrictions and compliance obligations on social media platforms. Specifically, SB854 amends the Virginia Consumer...more

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Arkansas Enacts Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

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On April 21, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (Act), which will become effective on July 1, 2026. It draws inspiration from the...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - April 2025 #2

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While March featured a flurry of newly introduced comprehensive privacy bills, state legislatures now appear to be primarily focused on pushing existing proposals through the chambers. ...more

Kaufman & Canoles

[Event] 41st Annual Employment Law Update - May 15th, Hampton, VA

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Managing risk in the employment law circus isn’t always easy when the rules change like they are contortionists. The 41st Annual Employment Law Update will highlight recent changes to the law and how employers can most...more

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Germany: New Government Plans to Centralize Data Protection Supervision and Reduce Regulation for Small and Medium-Sized Companies

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On April 9, 2025, the coalition agreement of the future German Federal Government, consisting of the three German parties CDU, CSU and SPD, was published. The document entitled “Responsibility for Germany” contains several...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - April 2025

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The states bounced back from a somewhat quiet previous biweekly update with several noteworthy developments in the last two weeks. A total of five new state comprehensive privacy bills were introduced in Maine (LD 1224),...more

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México Tiene Nueva Ley en Materia de Protección de Datos Personales

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El pasado 20 de marzo de 2025 se publicó la nueva Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares (“LFPDPPP”) que entró en vigor el 21 de marzo del presente año y que contiene importantes cambios...more

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Mexico Has a New Law on Personal Data Protection

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On March 20, 2025, the new Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties (FLPPD) was published. This law came into force on March 21, and contains important changes in terms of privacy....more

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European Health Data Space Regulation sets requirements for electronic health record systems

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On March 5, 2025, Regulation (EU) 2025/327 of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 11, 2025 on the European Health Data Space and amending Directive 2011/24/EU and Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 (the Regulation)...more

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EPRS publishes paper on potential challenges to UK data adequacy decisions

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On March 7 2025, the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) published a paper outlining the challenges to UK data adequacy and ongoing national legislative reforms that could affect the renewal of the two existing...more

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European Commission Moves to Extend Free Flows of Personal Data to the UK

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On March 18, 2025, the European Commission proposed to extend its adequacy decision in favor of the United Kingdom (‘UK’) for an additional six-month period. This would allow free flows of personal data from the EU to the UK...more

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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - March 2025 #2

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As we progress deeper into the 2025 legislative season, comprehensive privacy law proposals continue to progress through the legislative process. In the weeks since our last update, Kentucky amended its comprehensive data...more

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2025 State Privacy Laws Taking Effect: Key Compliance Considerations for Employers and Businesses

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With eight states rolling out new privacy laws in 2025 and many more already on the books, businesses have never faced a more fragmented regulatory landscape. These laws will expand consumer rights, impose stricter data...more

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New York Businesses Must Now Disclose Data Breaches of “Medical Information” Under New Law

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On February 14, 2025, New York’s Governor Hochul signed into law A.B. 920, which amended the state’s Information Security Breach and Notification Act to add personal health information to the types of data that constitute...more

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March Privacy Forecast: A Weekly Series

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Welcome to our new series, the March Privacy Forecast. In this weekly series, during the month of March, we will delve into the evolving landscape of data privacy, explore new laws, proposed legislation and enforcement...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: March 10, 2025

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Keypoint: Last week, the Utah legislature passed two bills prior to closing while Georgia’s Senate passed a consumer data privacy bill and the Arizona House passed a social media bill. Below is the ninth weekly update on...more

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Fueling the Future: The Intersection of AI and the Oil & Gas Industry

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The Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (the “Act”) is set to take center stage during the 89th Texas legislative session, which began on January 14, 2025. The Act proposes new legislation to regulate development and...more

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