Mid-Year Recap: State Consumer Privacy Laws

With 2025 more than half over and many state legislatures adjourned for the year, we look back at significant legislative developments concerning state comprehensive consumer privacy laws.

With 19 such laws already on the books, seven of which were adopted in 2024, for the first time in several years, no state has enacted an omnibus consumer privacy law in 2025 to date. However, eight states have amended their consumer privacy laws, including sweeping changes to the Connecticut and Montana laws. This post highlights key changes introduced by these amendments across core areas of compliance.

Amendments Adopted Year to Date

Here are the laws that have been amended so far in 2025 and their effective dates. Across the amendments adopted in these eight states, we see the key changes and trends described below.