A bill requiring browsers to support universal opt-out signals cleared the California Assembly Appropriations Committee. The panel voted 11-0 Wednesday to advance AB-566, which is endorsed by the California Privacy Protection Agency (see 2504020054).
New Hampshire lawmakers opted against supplementing their comprehensive privacy law with an opt-in measure focused on disclosures. After hearing testimony from HB-195’s bipartisan House sponsors earlier this month (see 2504080052), the Senate Judiciary Committee decided the bill was “inexpedient to legislate,” while adding it to a Senate consent calendar for May 1.
The Texas House passed the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (TRAIGA) Wednesday on a 146-3 vote. Sponsored by a coalition of bipartisan legislators, it now goes to the Senate.
The Alabama House approved a comprehensive privacy bill Tuesday on an overwhelming 101-0 vote. The legislation now moves to the Senate, where it needs approval before it reaches the governor's desk for signature.
Nearly the entire Florida Senate supported a social media decryption bill that the Electronic Frontier Foundation condemned as “dangerous and dumb” (see 2504110042).
Vermont Sen. Philip Baruth (D) and Chief Superior Judge Tom Zonay disapproved of a bill aimed at protecting the sensitive information of certain public servants, including judges, during a hearing Wednesday on H-342 in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Pennsylvania House passed an amendment to its comprehensive privacy bill Wednesday with a unanimous vote. The proposed amendment, brought by Rep. Stephenie Scialabba (R), would expand the definition of "sensitive information" under the bill to include details such as Social Security numbers, driver's license information and financial account information.
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) plans to return to its rulemaking on automated decision-making technology (ADMT) at its meeting May 1, said an agenda released Monday.
Colorado senators removed language from an immigration civil rights bill that might have revised the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) to include a Maryland-style data minimization standard. The Senate voted 22-13 on Monday to pass SB-276, sending it to the House.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) signed the Right to Compute Act into law Wednesday, codifying state residents' ability to own and use computational technology, such as hardware, software and processing tools. It had previously passed the Senate 50-0 and the House 61-38.