More States Pass Consumer Data Privacy Laws

In the continuing absence of federal privacy legislation and in response to growing public concern over privacy rights, more states are tackling the void that exists in the area of consumer privacy protection in the United States. On the heels of Iowa's new law, Indiana, Montana, Tennessee and Texas also have enacted consumer data privacy laws before the close of their respective 2022-23 legislative sessions.

A comparative review of these 10 state data protection laws can be found here. It is worth noting that the following states are also considering data privacy legislation: Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. If passed, nearly half of the U.S. states will have their own data privacy laws; however, it is possible that some or all of these laws may die on the vine as the states' legislative sessions come to a close.