After a contentious hearing last week on a New Mexico comprehensive privacy bill, the sponsor presented an amended version of the legislation to the House Commerce Committee at a Monday meeting. The panel cleared the bill 9-0.
Businesses that track individuals’ geolocation for fleet management, logistics or other reasons should “closely monitor” a California location privacy bill (AB-1355), privacy attorney Joseph Lazzarotti of Jackson Lewis blogged this week.
The Utah Senate Business Committee unanimously cleared a bill Friday that enacts provisions related to social media data portability and interoperability.
The Utah Senate received from the House a bill amending governmental data privacy requirements Friday. The House voted 73-0 to approve HB-444 on Thursday.
A Vermont Senate panel narrowed the scope of a kids code bill at a livestreamed meeting Thursday. The Institutions Committee then split 3-2 to clear S-69, with Republicans casting the no votes.
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) signed legislation requiring adult websites to verify users’ ages, the governor’s office said Thursday.
The California Privacy Protection Agency released draft rule changes to data broker registration rules Thursday that support the state’s upcoming data deletion mechanism.
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) on Tuesday released its first annual report, offering an overview of what it has accomplished since voters established it in November 2020.
The Kentucky House unanimously supported revising healthcare exemptions in the state’s comprehensive privacy law. The House voted 96-0 Tuesday for HB-473, which would update the law by fleshing out an exemption for data subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (see 2502190028). Kentucky’s comprehensive privacy law takes effect next January. HB-473 goes next to the Senate.
An Iowa social media bill requiring age verification cleared the state’s House Judiciary Committee by a 19-2 vote on Tuesday. The committee approved HF-278, which says that platforms must not permit those younger than 18 to obtain accounts without parental consent. Child online safety bills advanced in multiple other states this week, too (see 2502250017).