State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update – April 7, 2025

The states bounced back from a somewhat quiet previous biweekly update with several noteworthy developments in the last two weeks. A total of five new state comprehensive privacy bills were introduced in Maine (LD 1224), North Carolina (HB 462 and SB 757), Pennsylvania (SB 112), and Wisconsin (SB 166). There are no major surprises in the proposed provisions, although all the new bills propose cure periods ranging from 30 to 60 days. Wisconsin's bill introduction comes in the wake of last legislative session's failed attempt with AB 466, which was passed by the assembly then failed in the senate. And finally, two bills pass unanimously in the chamber where they were introduced. Oklahoma's SB 546, which was modeled on the Washington Privacy Act model bill, passed out of the senate with a vote of 46 Ayes, 0 Nays. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania's Consumer Data Privacy Act (HB 78) passed out of the house with a vote of 26 Ayes, 0 Nays. Its companion bill (SB 112), introduced on