Keypoint: Florida moved one step closer to passing
consumer data privacy legislation although differences between the
House and Senate bills need to be resolved if the legislation is to
pass the legislature.
On April 21, the Florida House of Representatives overwhelmingly
passed
HB 969 by a vote of 118 to 1. The bill was subsequently
referred to the Senate Rules Committee.
Meanwhile, the Senate is still considering its version of
consumer data privacy legislation,
SB 1734. On April 9, the Senate bill was placed on the calendar
for a second reading, but it has not moved since.
One of the primary differences between the two bills is that the
House bill contains a private right of action for (1) certain types
of data breaches; (2) failure to delete or correct a consumer's
personal information after receiving a verifiable consumer request
or directions to delete or correct from a controller; and (3)
continuing to sell or share a consumer's personal
