An Oklahoma comprehensive privacy bill edged closer to the finish line this week by clearing the House Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Committee. The committee voted 15-2 Thursday for SB-546 by Sen. Brent Howard (R).
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) cautioned this week that rules regulating automated decision-making technology (ADMT), under consideration at the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), could have unintended consequences, increasing costs and threatening tech innovation in the state.
The California Privacy Protection Agency seeks comments by June 10 on draft rules about data deletion, said a Friday notice in the California Regulatory Notice Register. Also on that date, the CPPA will hold a hearing on the proposal, at 1 p.m PT, it said.
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.