Vermont senators shouldn’t let Big Tech convince them to "pass their favored model of privacy legislation in lieu of stronger protections” like S-71, said a Consumer Reports (CR) official Wednesday at a livestreamed meeting.
Vermont Republicans objected to an age-appropriate design code bill (S-69) on the Senate floor Wednesday. State senators voted 25-5 to amend the bill as previously recommended by the Institutions Committee, and then voted by voice to move the bill to a third reading. That action procedurally sets up a final vote, expected Thursday.
Privacy attorneys at Parker Poe predicted more state privacy rulemakings this year in a blog post Monday. “In 2025 we will likely see a higher volume of state regulators initiating rulemakings as a federal privacy law remains evasive and federal agency activity remains unclear.”
Nobody at a hearing Tuesday opposed forcing data brokers, when registering in Texas, to include a link to the broker's website that instructs consumers about exercising their data privacy rights under the state’s comprehensive privacy law.
The Rhode Island House voted 72-0 Tuesday to pass a student data privacy bill, sending it to the Senate. H-5176 prohibits school districts and educational institutions from accessing or using student location data from personal or school-given devices, with limited exceptions.
A student data privacy bill passed the North Dakota legislature with no votes in opposition. State senators voted 47-0 on Friday for HB-1357, which requires that school boards ask permission before sharing student data with people who are not school district employees (see 2503050050). The bill, which passed the House 93-0 on Feb. 6, still needs a signature from Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R).
Utah could soon add a right to correct inaccurate information to its comprehensive privacy law. The Utah legislature Thursday passed HB-418, which would also require social media data portability and interoperability (see 2502280057).
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) board members voted 5-0 at their Friday meeting to advance draft rules about data deletion to a formal rulemaking.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the Arkansas Senate Committee on Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs not to pass a bill on digital responsibility as it currently stands. In a letter to Committee Chair Ricky Hill (R) published Wednesday, the Chamber argued the legislation is unfair to small businesses and the language around AI may hinder innovation, among other things.
West Virginia should have a comprehensive privacy law just like the one in Virginia, state Rep. Daniel Linville (R) said at a House Energy Committee hearing Thursday.