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New US State Privacy Laws Taking Effect in 2025

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As we enter a new year, the patchwork of US privacy laws continues to expand and become more complex. With the change in control of the White House and Congress, the prospects for a federal privacy law have grown even less...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: January 13, 2025

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We are back for our sixth year of tracking proposed state privacy legislation and fifth year of providing weekly updates. As in past years, we will track proposed state privacy legislation through these weekly updates and our...more

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Privacy Law Recap 2024: State Consumer Privacy Laws

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U.S. privacy law continued to expand in 2024, both geographically and substantively. We now have 19 states with comprehensive consumer privacy laws (some of which are already in effect, while others become effective in...more

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2024 Privacy Legislative Roundup

2024 was a banner year for state privacy legislation. This year saw seven new states pass comprehensive consumer privacy laws, joining the ranks of 12 other states that have previously passed similar laws. While other state...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The Expected Impact of the Election and Republican Control of Congress on the FTC

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The election of Donald Trump as president, combined with forthcoming Republican control of Congress, likely means significant change in how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) is structured and approaches...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Colorado AG Proposes Draft Amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act Rules

On September 13, 2024, the Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) Office published proposed draft amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rules. The proposals include new requirements related to biometric collection and use...more

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How States Are Stepping in to Regulate AI

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States are stepping in to regulate AI amid an absence of federal legislation to address fast-changing developments with the technology. This spring, Colorado became the first state to pass a comprehensive piece of AI...more

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States Begin To Regulate AI in Absence of Federal Legislation

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The European Union seized the early global lead in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) by passing its AI Act on March 13, 2024, following a lengthy legislative process. Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, the U.S. Congress...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Deadline is Approaching Fast on New Data Privacy Laws

The list of U.S. state-level data privacy laws will grow substantially this summer as three more comprehensive state laws become effective. Texas, Oregon and Florida each have a comprehensive data privacy law taking effect on...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: March 4, 2024

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Keypoint: Last week chambers in West Virginia and Georgia passed consumer data privacy bills while a VCDPA amendment bill focused on children’s privacy passed the Virginia legislature. Below is the sixth weekly update on the...more

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And Another: New Hampshire Passes New Consumer Privacy Law

On January 18, 2024, the New Hampshire Senate passed by voice vote SB255, the New Hampshire Privacy Act (NHPA), amended by the New Hampshire House of Representatives. The bill will head to Governor Chris Sununu’s desk. After...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

EU Top Court Sheds Light on Untested Crossroads Between Competition and Privacy Law

On July 4, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a ruling in the case involving Meta Platforms Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland, and Facebook Deutschland (Meta). The judgement explores the intersection of...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Florida Adds a New Twist to Consumer Privacy Patchwork

On May 9, 2023, the Florida legislature passed the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR), which adds a new twist to the growing body of state consumer privacy laws. The bill now heads to Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk, and it is...more

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Colorado Privacy Act Rules Finalized Ahead of July 1, 2023 Effective Date

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The Colorado Attorney General's Office recently finalized rules for the Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA Rules") which was signed into law in July 2021. The Colorado Privacy Act ("CPA") will soon join the California Consumer...more

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Lawmakers Unveil Draft of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act

With time running out in this US Congress, and with midterms around the corner, a bipartisan group of legislators is making what may be a last-gasp attempt at a federal privacy law compromise. On June 3, 2022, House Energy...more

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Utah Poised to Enact Consumer Privacy Law

On March 3, 2022, the Utah House of Representatives unanimously passed a consumer privacy bill which the Utah Senate passed earlier this year. The bill, entitled the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, still has several hurdles to...more

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Which States Will Consider CCPA-Like Consumer Privacy Bills in 2022?

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Keypoint: At least fifteen state legislatures are poised to consider CCPA-like consumer privacy legislation in 2022 with lawmakers in Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Washington confirming they will...more

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Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of June 14, 2021

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Keypoint: This week the Colorado legislature passed the Colorado Privacy Act. Below is our sixteenth weekly update on the status of proposed CCPA-like privacy legislation. Before we get to our update, we need to make a few...more

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Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of June 7, 2021

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Keypoint: This week the Colorado legislature continued to advance the Colorado Privacy Act, and the Nevada Governor signed into law a bill that will broaden the state’s pre-existing right to opt out of sales as of October 1,...more

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Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of May 31, 2021

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Keypoint: This week the Colorado Senate passed the Colorado Privacy Act, the Nevada legislature passed a bill to broaden the state’s pre-existing right to opt out of sales, and the New York Privacy Act advanced to a third...more

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Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of May 24, 2021

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Keypoint: This week the Connecticut Senate Appropriations Committee and New York Consumer Protection Committee passed their bills, and the Nevada Assembly passed its bill, which would broaden Nevada’s pre-existing right to...more

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Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of May 10, 2021

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Keypoint: This week an amended version of the Colorado Privacy Act unanimously passed out of committee, Alaska’s House held another hearing on its bill (and scheduled another hearing for May 12), Connecticut’s bill was tabled...more

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Third Time Could Be The Charm For Consumer Privacy Legislation In Washington – The Continued Saga Of The Washington Privacy Act

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Businesses across Washington state – and those that do business there – might want to brace themselves for another round of debate that could lead to the passage of California-style privacy legislation in 2021. After failures...more

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Privacy Legislation Continues on the West Coast: How Does the Washington Privacy Act Compare to the California Consumer Protection...

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Background - While the federal government continues to work on a national program of consumer privacy safeguards, Washington is on the brink of joining California in a West Coast wave of consumer privacy legislation. In...more

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The Massachusetts Legislature Hits the Pause Button on Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy

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Massachusetts consumers and businesses now know that the Commonwealth will likely not be the next jurisdiction to adopt sweeping consumer data privacy legislation. Earlier last week, the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection...more

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