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.
Perhaps New Mexico shouldn’t go beyond other states' privacy laws, legislators on the House Commerce Committee said during a livestreamed hearing Wednesday. However, an American Civil Liberties official encouraged New Mexico lawmakers to lead the way with HB-307, an opt-in privacy bill containing a private right of action, strict data minimization requirements and kids’ design code rules (see 2502060058).
A comprehensive Oklahoma privacy bill based on Virginia’s law cleared the Senate Technology Committee at a livestreamed hearing Thursday. The panel voted 7-0 to advance SB-546, which sponsor Sen. Brent Howard (R) described as “a little bit more business friendly” compared with other state laws.
Oregon finalized a state government AI action plan, Gov. Tina Kotek (D) said Tuesday. An AI advisory council, established by a 2023 executive order, approved the plan that day, the governor’s office said.
Oklahoma’s possible comprehensive privacy law wouldn’t take effect until July 1, 2026, under a proposed amendment filed Wednesday by SB-546 sponsor Sen. Brent Howard (R).
Opponents of South Carolina’s age-appropriate design for social media bill should offer alternative language, rather than saying only that the bill can’t be done, suggested Sen. Sean Bennett (R) during a Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry subcommittee hearing Wednesday.
Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) warned New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) that a health data privacy bill the legislature approved could "create additional, and potentially unintended, privacy risks for individuals seeking to use health and wellness services in New York.”
Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) will introduce three privacy bills this week, the lawmaker said Tuesday.
A Missouri bill mandating age-verification on porn websites won unanimous approval in the state’s House Children and Families Committee on Tuesday.