An Indiana Data Consumer Bill of Rights released last week by Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) informs state residents about privacy rights that they will have under the comprehensive privacy law, which takes effect Jan. 1.
Missouri age-verification rules take effect Sunday. They require “reasonable age verification methods” to check that users are at least 18. Any website with at least one-third of material that might be harmful to minors is covered. Violations cost up to $10,000 per day.
New Jersey would tax commercial data collectors who gather information about state residents, with a portion of the receipts going to cover crisis intervention services and crisis care coordination service costs for people using the state's 988 Suicide Prevention and Behavioral Health Crisis hotline, under a bill introduced Monday by Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D). SB-4908 would tax data collectors based on the number of New Jersey consumers whose data is collected each month, and $60 million of the tax revenue would be dedicated to 988 response services.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) joined state lawmakers in opposition to a draft executive order seeking to block state AI regulations (see 2511200051).
The California Privacy Protection Agency posted a flyer for businesses on fresh rules set to take effect Jan. 1 under the California Consumer Privacy Act. The agency reminded companies of new obligations related to risk assessments, sensitive kids’ data and requests to know, correct and opt out. It also posted about the changes on social media.
A Pennsylvania bill on AI chatbots cleared the state’s Senate Technology Committee on Tuesday. The committee voted 11-0 to report SB-1090 to the floor.
Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) defended her continued push for a private right of action (PRA) in comprehensive privacy legislation while speaking on Marketecture's Monopoly Report podcast Wednesday. Also, Priestley said she aims to respect donors’ privacy as she makes a run for state Senate in 2026 (see 2510290024).
Every state developing an age-verification law would make things “confusing” and “unsustainable” for small tech companies, ACT | The App Association said in a guide published Monday.
New Jersey’s Senate Commerce Committee on Monday passed legislation that would exempt insurance entities and national securities agencies from certain disclosure requirements in the state’s comprehensive privacy law.
Exercising California privacy rights is one way for consumers to protect themselves against a growing number of data breaches, California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) Executive Director Tom Kemp wrote on the agency’s blog Thursday.