Louisiana senators voted unanimously for a pair of privacy-related bills on Tuesday, clearing the way for them to reach the desk of Governor Jeff Landry (R).
California bills on AI, age verification and government privacy passed their originating chamber on Monday. The Assembly bills, which appropriators recently cleared (see 2505230062), will go to the Senate next.
On a unanimous vote, the California Senate supported legislation that amends the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) on Tuesday, moving it one step closer to potential passage. SB-690, sponsored by Sen. Anna Caballero (D), would eliminate wiretapping, pen register and trap-and-trace liabilities from online tracking technologies used for business under CIPA.
Oklahoma legislators wrapped their regular session Friday without agreeing on a comprehensive privacy bill (SB-546). The Senate unanimously passed the bill on March 26, and it cleared a House committee on April 9, but got no further (see 2504250058). Sponsor Sen. Brent Howard (R) and co-sponsor Rep. Josh West (R) didn’t comment Monday. No state has passed a comprehensive privacy law in 2025, though such bills remain pending in multiple states, including Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Texas bills on data brokers and government use of AI passed the legislature and will go to Gov. Greg Abbott (R).
Texas’ failure to pass a kids’ social media ban is a “devastating” blow to child safety, Rep. Jared Patterson (R) said in a statement Thursday.
Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) posted a new version of her comprehensive privacy bill Friday. However, the legislature doesn’t plan to advance it until next year, following summer talks (see 2505280021).
Nevada’s genetic privacy bill is racing toward the governor’s desk, but could face political headwinds. The state Senate voted 13-7 Thursday to pass AB-589 after the Assembly approved it 27-14 on Monday.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Thursday vetoed legislation that would have banned algorithm-driven rent-setting, saying he feared punishing landlords who use rental-related technology legitimately.
One of Maine’s two competing comprehensive privacy bills failed to clear the Joint Judiciary Committee during a work session Friday while the other bill was passed as amended.