Are You Ready to Comply With New State Data Privacy Laws?
Data Privacy Unlocked, A Conversation with Michigan Senator Rosemary Bayer
The US privacy legal landscape continues to expand in 2024, with most of the momentum led by state laws. ...more
On June 13, 2024, the Rhode Island legislature passed the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (the “Act”), which became law in late June. The Act aims to protect the personal information of Rhode Island...more
The Rhode Island Legislature enacted its comprehensive data privacy law on July 1, 2024. The Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (H 7787, or the “RI-DTPPA”) was enacted in response to growing concerns about data...more
On March 6, 2024, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law SB 255-FN, An Act Relative to the Expectation of Privacy (the “Act”), making New Hampshire the 14th state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law —...more
On February 1, 2024, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General (the “OAG”) issued a report mandated by the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (the “CTDPA”), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-515 et seq. (the “Report”), which Report is...more
On March 6, 2024, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed SB 255 into law, making the Granite State the latest to enact a comprehensive privacy law—the 15th state, if you count Florida’s privacy law of narrower...more
On January 16, 2024, New Jersey became the fourteenth state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation after the passage of the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (“NJDPA”), adding to the growing national focus on consumer personal...more
On January 18, the New Hampshire legislature passed on a bipartisan basis its version of the state comprehensive privacy law first adopted by Virginia in 2021 and subsequently by more than ten other states, most recently New...more
The Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CDPA), which became effective on July 1, 2023, provides Connecticut residents with certain rights over their personal information and establishes responsibilities and privacy protection...more
With the governor’s signing of New Jersey’s privacy law on January 16, 2024, New Jersey became the 14th U.S. state to pass a comprehensive data protection law. This accelerating legislative trend may have employment counsel...more
On January 16, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed S332 (the act), making New Jersey the first state in 2024 to enact a comprehensive privacy law. Several other states are currently considering similar comprehensive...more
On January 16, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill No. 332, “An Act concerning online services, consumers, and personal data” (“SB 332”). New Jersey is the fourteenth state to pass a...more
Similar to the well-known California Consumer Privacy Act, on July 1, 2024, the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) goes into effect and will provide Colorado residents with express rights over their data collected by businesses. The...more
On May 11, 2023, Tennessee joined the rapidly growing ranks of U.S. states to enact a comprehensive data privacy law as Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) signed the Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA) into law. Taking effect July...more
It is shaping up to be the year of U.S. privacy laws! In addition to the Washington My Health My Data Act (see our previous article regarding the widespread implications of this enacted law), we have seen six (6)...more
On May 28, 2023, the Texas Legislature passed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA). Once this law becomes effective on July 1, 2024, Texas will become the tenth state to adopt a consumer data privacy law. This...more
The Rhode Island General Assembly amended the state’s data breach law, known as the Rhode Island Identity Theft Protection Act (Act) that makes significant changes to notification requirements for state and municipal agencies...more
As the third state to pass a data privacy law, Colorado served as a bellwether of things to come in U.S. privacy law. Naturally, Colorado has its own unique spin on comprehensive data privacy legislation, which can make...more
The new Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) will take effect on July 1, 2023, requiring companies that operate within the state to comply with heightened privacy requirements. Colorado joins several other states with comprehensive...more
On May 28, Texas became the sixth state this year to pass a comprehensive data protection law. Although the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”) is largely in line with the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act and...more
Our May Madness series is getting you caught up on comprehensive privacy legislation passing state legislatures across the nation. In April, governors signed legislation in Tennessee and Indiana, and this month ahead of...more
On March 29th, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed Senate Bill 262 into law, making Iowa only the 6th U.S. state to enact a Consumer Data Privacy Rights Law. ...more
With the unanimous passage of Senate File 262 by the Iowa House and Senate and the Governor's signature Tuesday, the Hawkeye State joins California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and Utah as one of six states with a...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (the “Agency”) released draft regulations to the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) on May 31, 2022 (the “Proposed Regulations”). The Proposed Regulations are drafted as comments...more
CONNECTICUT BECOMES THE FIFTH STATE TO PASS CONSUMER PRIVACY LEGISLATION - Connecticut passed An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring (CPDPA) on May 10, 2022. The CPDPA becomes effective on July 1,...more