The Washington Senate Business Committee cleared a kids privacy bill (SB-5708) in a voice vote Thursday, despite Republican dissent.
The South Carolina House passed a kids social media bill requiring age verification Thursday. Members voted 89-14 to send H-3431 to the Senate.
The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday passed a bill requiring adult websites to verify user age (see 2502190022).
The Virginia House on Thursday agreed 52-46 to the Senate-amended version of an AI bill (HB-2094). The legislation would create requirements for the development, deployment and use of AI systems considered high-risk.
Industry can’t figure out a constitutional way to word a kids’ privacy bill, a TechNet official said at a Washington state legislative hearing Tuesday.
Connecticut’s age-verification bill includes only minor changes from current state privacy and social media regulations, Sen. James Maroney (D) said Wednesday.
The Hawaii Senate Commerce Committee cleared a proposed update to the state’s data breach notification law by a 3-0 vote Wednesday.
A South Dakota Senate panel advanced an age-verification bill that the House passed last month (see 2501220002). The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-0 Tuesday to clear HB-1053, which requires age verification to limit websites containing harmful material to users 18 and older. The panel tabled the similar SB-18 and deferred another bill (SB-180) that would require age verification on app stores.
The Oklahoma House Children Committee voted 6-0 to approve a bill setting privacy rules for kids at a hearing Wednesday.
The Georgia Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of a comprehensive privacy bill (SB-111).