A Pennsylvania genetic data privacy bill could soon get a House floor vote, amid increased interest in the topic this year following the 23andMe bankruptcy. The House Consumer Protection Committee voted 26-0 on Wednesday to clear HB-1530 by Chair Danilo Burgos (D), with members from both political parties joining hands to vote yes.
Some privacy lawyers for businesses are taking a judge’s condemnation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act as a potential rallying cry for passing a bill to overhaul CIPA. The California legislature this year decided to postpone consideration on such a bill (SB-690) until 2026 due to consumer privacy concerns. But in an Oct. 17 decision, U.S. District Court of Northern California Judge Vince Chhabria recommended legislative action, writing that the “state of affairs with CIPA is untenable.”
The California Privacy Protection Agency could have a decision from the state's Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on Delete Act regulations just in time for the CPPA board's Nov. 7 meeting.
Connecticut could next year pass legislation like the California Delete Act and create a data broker registry, state Sen. James Maroney (D), author of Connecticut’s comprehensive privacy law, said on Marketecture’s The Monopoly Report podcast Wednesday. However, he said Connecticut would likely try to share the accessible deletion mechanism now under development at the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA).
Companies selling wearable devices should start with privacy by design to better comply with a growing body of privacy laws, said Duane Morris privacy attorney Michelle Donovan during the law firm’s webinar Tuesday.
Florida’s privacy lawsuit last week against Roku surprised some data-protection experts, since the state’s Digital Bill of Rights frequently carries an asterisk in lists of the 20 state comprehensive privacy laws -- if it’s included at all. In the aftermath, however, some privacy experts told Privacy Daily that they’re still not ready to add Florida to the list.
New York should catch up with many other states and enact comprehensive privacy legislation, officials from the state attorney general’s office told a joint hearing of the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Science committees recorded Tuesday.
States increased enforcement and coordination this year, privacy experts said Thursday during a webinar hosted by compliance vendor Ketch.
A possible Pennsylvania version of Daniel’s Law made it through a key committee on Wednesday, though it continued to lack Republican support. The House Judiciary Committee split by party to clear an amended HB-1822, which aims to protect the personal information of public servants, similar to a law in neighboring New Jersey.
Employers won’t face a new set of California requirements on automated decision systems. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed SB-7, which would have added employer ADS rules on top of recent regulations about automated decision-making technology by the California Privacy Protection Agency and the California Civil Rights Council (see 2509240045).