Montana’s comprehensive privacy law will apply to more businesses and add regulations for children’s data, effective Oct. 1. Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) last week signed a bill (SB-297) amending the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act to make those and other changes.
A government privacy bill in New Hampshire is dead. The legislature updated the status of HB-522 Thursday to “BILL KILLED” after the Senate Judiciary Committee placed the legislation on the execution stand a week prior. A proposed supplement to New Hampshire’s comprehensive privacy law also recently died (see 2505020036).
Making it easier to exercise privacy rights is a key priority for California Privacy Protection Agency Executive Director Tom Kemp, he blogged Thursday.
The Texas House provided overwhelming support for a bill requiring app stores to verify users' ages and seek parental consent. Members supported SB-2420 in a 132-10 vote Thursday and then passed the bill on a final reading Friday.
The North Carolina House received Senate-passed bills Thursday on nonprofits' privacy and banning TikTok.
The Oklahoma House voted overwhelmingly 85-2 to pass a data breach notification bill Wednesday. The Senate previously approved the measure but must vote again to concur with House changes.
An Arizona anti-porn measure requiring age verification passed the legislature Wednesday, which then sent it to Gov. Katie Hobbs (D). The House voted 35-23 to concur and re-pass HB-2112 after the Sentate passed the bill the day before (see 2505070013).
Maine lawmakers are mulling limits on using AI to make healthcare decisions without human involvement. The legislature’s joint Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee received testimony Thursday on two such AI bills (LD-1301 and LD-955), plus a third requiring chatbot disclosures (LD-1727).
A Wisconsin judge urged state legislators at a hearing Wednesday to streamline a state law that sets privacy protections for the bench. The Assembly Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony on AB-171, which would amend a state law that took effect on April 1.
Multiple state legislature chambers this week passed bills aimed at protecting kids online.