The Rhode Island House Committee on Innovation, Internet and Technology cleared a bill on student computer device privacy with a unanimous 8-0 vote during a committee meeting Thursday.
The Kentucky Senate Economic Development Committee unanimously supported a healthcare tweak to its comprehensive privacy law Thursday. Rep. Joshua Branscum (R) described his bill HB-473 as doing “minor cleanup” at the livestreamed hearing.
The Hawaii Senate voted 25-0 Tuesday in favor of a bill that would update the state’s data breach notification law. SB-1038 will now go to the House.
The North Dakota Senate Education Committee voted 6-0 to clear a student data privacy bill as amended during a committee hearing Wednesday.
Montana senators overwhelmingly supported privacy bills aimed at education and government on Tuesday, sending them to the House. The Senate previously passed bills regulating neural privacy (see 2501290004) and revising Montana’s comprehensive privacy law (see 2502240069).
The Utah legislature approved legislation requiring age verification for app stores. The Senate voted 25-1 Wednesday to concur with the House-amended SB-142 after that chamber passed the bill 64-3 Tuesday. The Senate first passed the bill on Feb. 10 (see 2502110047).
Arizona House Democrats and Republicans joined forces to vote 47-11 Monday to approve a bill meant to protect kids’ privacy on social media. The House then transmitted HB-2861 to the Senate.
A possible Georgia data privacy law moved closer to reality as the Senate voted 53-2 on a bipartisan basis Monday to pass SB-111. The bill by Sen. John Albers (R) will go to the House next.
A California bill restricting how employers use workplace surveillance tools would go beyond laws in other states, cautioned Fisher Phillips lawyers in a blog post Monday.
Kentucky’s technology office “shall prioritize personal privacy and the protection of the data of individuals and businesses as the state develops, implements, employs, and procures” generative, high-risk and other AI systems, said a bill passed Friday by the state Senate. Kentucky senators voted 30-3 to approve SB-4 by Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R).