State lawmakers writing AI bills should seek to align definitions and other elements of their legislation, the Software & Information Industry Association said in a Friday letter to Future of Privacy Forum’s multistate AI policymaker working group.
A California bill would prohibit businesses from conducting “surveillance pricing,” which uses consumers’ personal information to adjust prices based on individualized data profiles.
Illinois legislators introduced a slew of privacy measures last week, including a comprehensive bill, Delete Act proposal and multiple updates to the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
A New Mexico privacy bill would target websites that collect personal data from consumers for targeted advertising of data brokering. Rep. Pamelya Herndon (D) introduced the Internet Privacy & Safety Act (HB-307) on Wednesday.
A bipartisan group of Georgia senators Wednesday introduced a comprehensive privacy bill in the mold of most other state privacy laws besides California.
Maryland, one of many states across the country introducing age-verification bills aimed at protecting children online, heard testimony Wednesday in support of HB-394. The bill would make websites liable for distributing obscene content to kids younger than 18, while setting data retention rules for identifying information collected for age verification (see 2501170053).
Maryland Democrats cross-filed data broker registry bills in the House and Senate on Wednesday.
A Hawaii automotive data privacy bill cleared its first committee Tuesday. The Senate Transportation Committee voted 5-0 to advance SB-1286, but it still needs approval from the Commerce Committee before it can go to the floor.
Virginia legislators approved multiple AI measures on Tuesday that cover private and public use of high-risk systems.
A Wyoming bill limiting government use of personal data passed the Senate unanimously on Monday. State senators voted 31-0 for SF-65. The House received the bill Tuesday.