A private right of action survived a Washington House panel vote on a comprehensive privacy bill Friday. The state's House Technology Committee voted 7-4 on partisan lines to advance an amended HB-1671, with Republicans supplying the nays.
Perhaps New Mexico shouldn’t go beyond other states' privacy laws, legislators on the House Commerce Committee said during a livestreamed hearing Wednesday. However, an American Civil Liberties official encouraged New Mexico lawmakers to lead the way with HB-307, an opt-in privacy bill containing a private right of action, strict data minimization requirements and kids’ design code rules (see 2502060058).
Long-anticipated bills by Vermont state Rep. Monique Priestly (D) on comprehensive data privacy (H-208), an age-appropriate design code (H-210) and data broker deletion requirements (H-211) formally entered the legislature on Wednesday. The 2025 privacy bill “contains a number of adjustments that address concerns from stakeholders, including members of the business community, while maintaining the core consumer protections expected by Vermonters,” said an H-208 summary.
Vermont Rep. Monique Priestley (D) will introduce three privacy bills this week, the lawmaker said Tuesday.
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Health and location data bills joined a growing pile of privacy legislation at the Illinois legislature this year (see 2502070049). Both measures would include a private right of action.
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.
Nebraska should avoid passing AI legislation with onerous reporting requirements and overly broad definitions, industry groups told the state's Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing Thursday.
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