Arizona House Democrats and Republicans joined forces to vote 47-11 Monday to approve a bill meant to protect kids’ privacy on social media. The House then transmitted HB-2861 to the Senate.
A possible Georgia data privacy law moved closer to reality as the Senate voted 53-2 on a bipartisan basis Monday to pass SB-111. The bill by Sen. John Albers (R) will go to the House next.
A California bill restricting how employers use workplace surveillance tools would go beyond laws in other states, cautioned Fisher Phillips lawyers in a blog post Monday.
Kentucky’s technology office “shall prioritize personal privacy and the protection of the data of individuals and businesses as the state develops, implements, employs, and procures” generative, high-risk and other AI systems, said a bill passed Friday by the state Senate. Kentucky senators voted 30-3 to approve SB-4 by Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe (R).
After a contentious hearing last week on a New Mexico comprehensive privacy bill, the sponsor presented an amended version of the legislation to the House Commerce Committee at a Monday meeting. The panel cleared the bill 9-0.
Businesses that track individuals’ geolocation for fleet management, logistics or other reasons should “closely monitor” a California location privacy bill (AB-1355), privacy attorney Joseph Lazzarotti of Jackson Lewis blogged this week.
The Utah Senate Business Committee unanimously cleared a bill Friday that enacts provisions related to social media data portability and interoperability.
The Utah Senate received from the House a bill amending governmental data privacy requirements Friday. The House voted 73-0 to approve HB-444 on Thursday.
A Vermont Senate panel narrowed the scope of a kids code bill at a livestreamed meeting Thursday. The Institutions Committee then split 3-2 to clear S-69, with Republicans casting the no votes.
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) signed legislation requiring adult websites to verify users’ ages, the governor’s office said Thursday.