State Legislative Trends to Watch in 2022
A new year means new state privacy bills introduced in states across the country. With two additional states joining California last year with the passage of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act...
View ArticleUtah Legislature Passes Comprehensive Privacy Bill
Utah appears poised to be the next state with a comprehensive privacy law on its books, following California, Virginia, and Colorado. On March 2nd, the Utah House of Representatives voted unanimously...
View ArticleColorado Attorney General Remarks on CPA Rulemaking
On April 12, at the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ global privacy conference, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser gave remarks on his office’s approach to the rulemaking and...
View ArticleConnecticut Legislature Passes Comprehensive Privacy Bill
The Connecticut legislature passed Connecticut SB 6 on April 28, 2022. If signed by the governor, the bill would take effect on July 1, 2023, though the task force created by the bill will be...
View ArticleCalifornia Attorney General Announces First CCPA Settlement
Today, the California Attorney General announced the first settlement agreement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The Attorney General alleged that online retailer Sephora, Inc....
View ArticleFifth Circuit Upholds Texas Law Restricting Online “Censorship”
On September 16, the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in NetChoice L.L.C. v. Paxton, upholding Texas HB 20, a law that limits the ability of large social media platforms to moderate content and...
View ArticleColorado Attorney General Issues Draft Rules Under the Colorado Privacy Act
The Colorado Department of Law issued draft rules implementing the Colorado Privacy Act. The proposed draft rules will be published in the Colorado Register and available for comment on October 10,...
View ArticleNew Jersey Assembly Introduces Age-Appropriate Design Code Bill
Last week, New Jersey Assemblyman Herb Conway Jr. introduced a bill similar to the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (“CA AADC”) enacted in September. The bill, NJ A4919, tracks the CA AADC in...
View ArticleIowa Enacts Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law
On March 28, Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law SF 262, making Iowa the sixth state to enact a comprehensive consumer privacy law. The new law will take effect on January 1, 2025. As we discuss...
View ArticleOregon Legislature Passes Consumer Privacy Act
On June 22, 2023, the Oregon state legislature passed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act, S.B. 619 (the “Act”). This bill resembles the comprehensive privacy statutes in Colorado, Montana, and...
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