An Arkansas comprehensive privacy bill nearly died Tuesday evening due to many state senators not voting for or against the measure on the floor.
Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D) doesn’t believe tech industry opposition can stop his bill to set civil penalties for big social media platforms that breach their “responsibility of ordinary care and skill” to children under 18, he said at an Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday. Also, Lowenthal disagreed with concerns that AB-2, moving in the Assembly after a court blocked California’s age-appropriate design code (see 2503140063), could lead to more litigation.
The Arkansas Senate quickly passed governor-backed legislation to amend the state’s court-enjoined Social Media Safety Act.
The Colorado Senate concurred with House amendments and re-passed a bill setting various requirements for social media companies. Senators concurred on a 35-0 vote and 29-6 to repass SB-86. It will go to the governor next.
Consumer Reports and Electronic Privacy Information Center updated its model comprehensive privacy bill for states, EPIC said Thursday.
Businesses covered by a recently signed Virginia reproductive health privacy bill “will need to implement substantially the same compliance measures in Virginia that they have put in place in Washington State to comply with the My Health, My Data Act,” Hintze privacy lawyers blogged Wednesday.
A workplace surveillance bill received unanimous support from California Assembly members at a Labor Committee hearing late Wednesday. The panel voted 5-0 to advance AB-1221 to the Privacy Committee despite concerns from business groups.
A possible Arkansas comprehensive privacy bill would now take effect July 1, 2026, if enacted, according to an amendment adopted Wednesday. The Senate Transportation Committee recommended that SB-258 pass with the changes.
With the Georgia General Assembly session ending Friday, the state’s comprehensive privacy bill looks unlikely to pass the legislature this year.
The Texas House Trade Committee approved a bill Wednesday that would ban children younger than 18 from using social media platforms. The panel cleared HB-186 despite First Amendment concerns that the American Civil Liberties Union raised during a hearing last month (see 2503190040).