State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update – June 13, 2023

As we move into the summer months, state comprehensive privacy law developments continue to steadily emerge. Most notably, in the weeks since our last update, the Texas legislature passed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (HB 4) a bill that will, upon Governor Greg Abbott's signature, become the nation's tenth comprehensive privacy law. You can read our coverage of this bill here.

Elsewhere, new bills emerged in Maine and Pennsylvania, while bills in Delaware and Oregon continue to advance in the legislative process. All of these developments and more are detailed in the sections below.

NEW PROPOSALS

Two new comprehensive privacy law proposals have emerged in Maine and Pennsylvania — both states where another comprehensive privacy bill is already under consideration. The Maine Data Privacy and Protection Act (LD 1977) would create a private right of action under which plaintiffs could seek at least $5,000 in damages per violation. The Pennsylvania Consumer