Signaling a possible trend, an increasing number of state legislators are filing AI discrimination bills. Similar to Colorado's nation-first AI law, the bills focus on preventing businesses from discriminating by using AI algorithms.
Two bills regarding how data and security breaches should be handled surfaced Thursday in the New York State Assembly. The Assembly referred both to Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee.
Lawmakers in Montana and New York are seeking to enhance student privacy through bills filed this week. The New York measure would also set rules for employers.
A private right of action appeared in a New York state health privacy bill introduced Thursday. Another lawmaker introduced a biometric privacy bill enforced by the state AG.
Virginia would establish a Division of Emerging Technologies, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy within the state’s Department of Law, under a bill that Del. Bonita Anthony (D) proposed this week.
Virginia lawmakers proposed children-focused bills on healthcare data and social media as the 2025 legislative session opened Wednesday.
Indiana state Sen. Mike Bohacek (R) is cutting “about two-thirds” of a social media bill requiring age verification to address concerns with the measure (SB-11), he said at a Senate Judiciary hearing Wednesday evening.
Legislation that would establish state-enforced civil penalties for AI-related violations was prefiled in Washington and Virginia this week.
Del. Bonita Anthony (D) offered a bill in the Virginia legislature Wednesday that would amend the state’s comprehensive privacy law that went into effect in 2023. The proposed amendments add and define the terms “secondary use” and “user-generated content,” as well as add reporting requirements for controllers and processors of personal data.
New Hampshire's House Judiciary Committee Chair Bob Lynn (R) introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that emphasizes citizens' expectation of privacy when their personal information is collected and used.