New York state Senate committees approved a variety of bills on biometrics at hearings this week. An age-verification measure failed to advance, however.

A data breach bill containing a private right of action split the Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee by political party at a livestreamed hearing Tuesday. The panel voted 14-12 to clear an amended HB-997, with Democrats voting yes and Republicans voting no.

The Louisiana House voted 99-0 Tuesday in support of a bill that would create a duty of care for online platforms with minor users.

There’s not enough time left in the legislative session to resolve areas of disagreement in Colorado’s proposal to overhaul its AI law, Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez (D) said Monday, tabling SB-318 (see 2504290017). The session ends Wednesday.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) signed a kids social media bill after the legislature agreed to the governor’s recommended changes. The legislation amends the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act.

The Colorado legislature agreed Monday to add precise geolocation data to the definition of sensitive data in the state's comprehensive privacy law. Lawmakers passed an immigration bill (SB-276) that would amend the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) to do that and prohibit controllers from selling consumers’ sensitive data without opt-in consent.

The status of legislation to supplement New Hampshire’s comprehensive privacy law is “BILL KILLED,” according to the legislature’s webpage for HB-195. A Senate committee last week decided the bill was “inexpedient to legislate” and added it to a consent calendar so that the Senate could place the final nail in the coffin Thursday (see 2504240034).

Comments are due June 2 on revised draft rules for the California Privacy Protection Agency’s rulemaking on automated decision-making technology (ADMT), risk assessments, cybersecurity, insurance and other rule changes, the CPPA decided Thursday.

The CPPA is pushing ahead with a rulemaking to implement a mechanism where consumers can request to delete their personal data, Executive Director Tom Kemp told the CPPA board at a livestreamed Thursday meeting. The agency announced last week that comments in the proceeding are due June 10 and there will also be a hearing that day (see 2504250012).

The Montana House supported studying “the process and impacts of the release of personal information from driving records” by Montana DOJ to federal, state or local agencies. State lawmakers in the House voted 81-18 Tuesday for HJR-72, sending the resolution to the Senate.