Oklahoma Senate Bill 626, which amends Oklahoma’s Security Breach Notification Act, recently became law without the Governor’s signature. The legislation will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026. The amendments include...
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North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong recently signed into law House Bill 1127 which is nearly identical to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Safeguards Rule, including the more recent amendments regarding data breach notifications. The law will go into effect Aug. 1, 2025.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on March 15 signed into law House Bill 473, which amends the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act. The amendments will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026.
The upward trend in data privacy legislation continued in 2024. Narrowing the focus to “comprehensive” legislation, i.e., that which conveys certain rights to consumers and restricts the collection and use of their personal information, over 70 bills were filed.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz recently signed into law HF 4757, the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, making Minnesota the 18th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law. The Act will go into effect July 31, 2025.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on April 4 signed into law House Bill 15, the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act, making Kentucky the 15th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Texas, Oregon, Delaware, New Jersey, and New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu on March 6 signed into law Senate Bill 255, making New Hampshire the 14th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Texas, Oregon, Delaware, and New Jersey. The law will go into effect Jan. 1, 2025.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Jan. 16 signed into law Senate Bill 332, making New Jersey the 13th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Texas, Oregon and Delaware. The law will go into effect Jan. 16, 2025.
The upward trend in data privacy legislation continued in 2023. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, “[a]t least 40 states and Puerto Rico introduced or considered at least 350 consumer privacy bills in 2023,” a significant increase from the 200 bills in 2022.
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced approval of an amendment to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Safeguards Rule to require nonbank financial institutions to report to the FTC the unauthorized acquisition of unencrypted customer information involving at least 500 consumers (a “notification event”).
Delaware Gov. John Carney on Sept. 11 signed into law House Bill 154, the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act. This makes Delaware the 12th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law.
The Illinois Supreme Court, after receiving a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, recently held that a separate claim accrues under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act each time a private entity improperly scans or transmits an individual’s biometric identifier or information.