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.
The Rhode Island House Committee on Innovation, Internet and Technology cleared a bill on student computer device privacy with a unanimous 8-0 vote during a committee meeting Thursday.
The Kentucky Senate Economic Development Committee unanimously supported a healthcare tweak to its comprehensive privacy law Thursday. Rep. Joshua Branscum (R) described his bill HB-473 as doing “minor cleanup” at the livestreamed hearing.
The Hawaii Senate voted 25-0 Tuesday in favor of a bill that would update the state’s data breach notification law. SB-1038 will now go to the House.
The North Dakota Senate Education Committee voted 6-0 to clear a student data privacy bill as amended during a committee hearing Wednesday.