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.
Montana senators overwhelmingly supported privacy bills aimed at education and government on Tuesday, sending them to the House. The Senate previously passed bills regulating neural privacy (see 2501290004) and revising Montana’s comprehensive privacy law (see 2502240069).
The Utah legislature approved legislation requiring age verification for app stores. The Senate voted 25-1 Wednesday to concur with the House-amended SB-142 after that chamber passed the bill 64-3 Tuesday. The Senate first passed the bill on Feb. 10 (see 2502110047).