A Vermont Senate panel weighed changes to an age-appropriate design code bill (S-69) at a meeting Wednesday. The Institutions Committee was scheduled to meet again about the bill Thursday.
A Hawaii car privacy bill stalled Tuesday in the state’s Senate Commerce Committee. The committee heard no support for SB-1286 and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection indicated it wants to continue working on the legislation, said Chair Jarrett Keohokalole (D). “We will defer this measure indefinitely and try and take it up next year.”
State bills on child online safety received key committee OKs in several states this week. Kids privacy has been a focus for state legislatures this year (see 2501170053).
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) board plans to get an update on the development of the data deletion mechanism required by the California Delete Act at a meeting scheduled for March 6-7.
While the intent of a proposed workplace privacy bill in the Nebraska legislature was to ensure that employers don't violate employee privacy, more research is needed to ensure the benefits of artificial intelligence or workplace apps aren't stifled in the regulatory process, said bill sponsor Sen. John Frederickson (R) at a hearing on the bill in front of the Business and Labor Committee Monday.
The Montana Senate voted 49-0 to pass substantive updates to the state’s comprehensive privacy law on Monday.
A bill by the California Assembly Privacy Committee’s top Democrat seeks to protect kids from AI harm.
What constitutes a “covered business” under Vermont’s proposed Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Act dominated arguments at a Senate Insitutions Committee hearing Friday.
A Washington state kids privacy bill needs more work but should advance, House Consumer Protection Committee Chair Amy Walen (D) said Friday. The panel voted 9-6 to clear HB-1834 at a livestreamed executive session.
The Virginia legislature passed kids social media and student privacy bills on Thursday. The Senate voted 39-0 to agree with House substitutes on SB-854 and SB-1486. The House voted 97-0 and 98-0, respectively, for the bills earlier that day.