Consumer Privacy Protection Party Grows – State Legislators Introduce CCPA-Like Bills

In the wake of the passage of the EU's General Data Protection Rule ( GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act ( CCPA), state policymakers throughout the U.S. are focusing their attention on consumer privacy in the digital age. Orrick's State Attorney General team is pleased to provide regular analysis of legislative and regulatory developments around the country – in addition to insights into associated compliance challenges – as these policy proposals become law.

• Federal Legislation: Though privacy proposals abound in both houses of Congress, the effort garnering the most attention as a viable legislative vehicle is a proposal under development by Senators Blumenthal (D-CT), Cantwell (D-WA), Moran (R-KS), Wicker (R-MS), Schatz (D-HI) and Thune (R-SD). Their proposal, with a hoped-for release date before the end of May, is expected to see a codification of the substantive rights provided to consumers in the CCPA, like the right to access or delete one's