Oklahoma legislators wrapped their regular session Friday without agreeing on a comprehensive privacy bill (SB-546). The Senate unanimously passed the bill on March 26, and it cleared a House committee on April 9, but got no further (see 2504250058). Sponsor Sen. Brent Howard (R) and co-sponsor Rep. Josh West (R) didn’t comment Monday. No state has passed a comprehensive privacy law in 2025, though such bills remain pending in multiple states, including Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Texas bills on data brokers and government use of AI passed the legislature and will go to Gov. Greg Abbott (R).
Texas’ failure to pass a kids’ social media ban is a “devastating” blow to child safety, Rep. Jared Patterson (R) said in a statement Thursday.
Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) posted a new version of her comprehensive privacy bill Friday. However, the legislature doesn’t plan to advance it until next year, following summer talks (see 2505280021).
Nevada’s genetic privacy bill is racing toward the governor’s desk, but could face political headwinds. The state Senate voted 13-7 Thursday to pass AB-589 after the Assembly approved it 27-14 on Monday.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Thursday vetoed legislation that would have banned algorithm-driven rent-setting, saying he feared punishing landlords who use rental-related technology legitimately.
One of Maine’s two competing comprehensive privacy bills failed to clear the Joint Judiciary Committee during a work session Friday while the other bill was passed as amended.
The Oregon House could soon vote on a Senate-passed bill that would create a new crime for unlawfully disclosing private data. The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday voted 6-1 to advance SB-1121, which would add a right to cure to the state’s comprehensive privacy law for public broadcasters.
The Texas House passed bills Wednesday on data brokers (SB-2121) and government use of AI (SB-1964). The Senate previously passed the bills but must vote again to concur with House changes before they can go to the governor.
An Oklahoma data breach bill became law without the governor’s signature on Wednesday. SB-626 passed by overwhelming margins in the legislature (see 2505080003).