The California Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill aimed at protecting reproductive health privacy, including through a private right of action. The bill, which appropriators recently cleared (see 2505230062), now moves to the Senate.
California senators voted 27-10 Tuesday to pass a bill meant to limit workplace surveillance. The bill, which appropriators recently cleared (see 2505230062), will now cross to the Assembly.
A California bill requiring support for universal opt-out signals would no longer apply to mobile operating systems (MOS) under an amendment to AB-566 that the Assembly adopted on Monday. Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal's (D) legislation awaits an Assembly floor vote. It cleared the Appropriations Committee last month (see 2505230062).
Louisiana senators voted unanimously for a pair of privacy-related bills on Tuesday, clearing the way for them to reach the desk of Governor Jeff Landry (R).
California bills on AI, age verification and government privacy passed their originating chamber on Monday. The Assembly bills, which appropriators recently cleared (see 2505230062), will go to the Senate next.
On a unanimous vote, the California Senate supported legislation that amends the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) on Tuesday, moving it one step closer to potential passage. SB-690, sponsored by Sen. Anna Caballero (D), would eliminate wiretapping, pen register and trap-and-trace liabilities from online tracking technologies used for business under CIPA.
Oklahoma legislators wrapped their regular session Friday without agreeing on a comprehensive privacy bill (SB-546). The Senate unanimously passed the bill on March 26, and it cleared a House committee on April 9, but got no further (see 2504250058). Sponsor Sen. Brent Howard (R) and co-sponsor Rep. Josh West (R) didn’t comment Monday. No state has passed a comprehensive privacy law in 2025, though such bills remain pending in multiple states, including Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Texas bills on data brokers and government use of AI passed the legislature and will go to Gov. Greg Abbott (R).
Texas’ failure to pass a kids’ social media ban is a “devastating” blow to child safety, Rep. Jared Patterson (R) said in a statement Thursday.
Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) posted a new version of her comprehensive privacy bill Friday. However, the legislature doesn’t plan to advance it until next year, following summer talks (see 2505280021).