Connecticut’s age-verification bill includes only minor changes from current state privacy and social media regulations, Sen. James Maroney (D) said Wednesday.
The Hawaii Senate Commerce Committee cleared a proposed update to the state’s data breach notification law by a 3-0 vote Wednesday.
A South Dakota Senate panel advanced an age-verification bill that the House passed last month (see 2501220002). The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-0 Tuesday to clear HB-1053, which requires age verification to limit websites containing harmful material to users 18 and older. The panel tabled the similar SB-18 and deferred another bill (SB-180) that would require age verification on app stores.
The Oklahoma House Children Committee voted 6-0 to approve a bill setting privacy rules for kids at a hearing Wednesday.
The Georgia Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee on Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of a comprehensive privacy bill (SB-111).
A Montana bill aimed at prohibiting state and local government from purchasing individuals’ private electronic communications and data without a search warrant will make criminal investigations more difficult and burden the government’s ability to carry out its functions, said law enforcement officers and other government officials during a hearing of the state's Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday.
Vermont Sen. Wendy Harrison (D) aims to protect kids’ data privacy with a state age-appropriate design code bill (S-69), she said during a webcast hearing Tuesday. However, even before hearing from witnesses, Sen. Russ Ingalls (R) said he didn’t think he could support the bill. “I’m really nervous for businesses,” he said.
The Mississippi House voted 104-12 on Thursday to pass a bill related to liability for data breaches. It goes next to the Senate.
The Alabama House Commerce Committee will weigh a comprehensive privacy bill at a hearing next Wednesday, according to a committee agenda. Rep. Mike Shaw (R) on Thursday introduced HB-283, which would be exclusively enforced by the state attorney general.
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) supports this year’s version of a bill requiring support for universal opt-out mechanisms in web browsers and mobile operating systems, the CPPA said Thursday.