State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update – May 23, 2023

The weeks since our last update have seen continued developments in the state comprehensive privacy law arena. Bills passed by the Indiana, Tennessee, and Montana legislatures were officially signed into law by those states' governors. Meanwhile, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act moves closer to enactment, with that state's House and Senate passing slightly differing versions of the same bill that will need to be resolved in a conference committee. In addition, as we have previously covered, the Florida legislature recently passed a bill that, while narrower in scope than truly comprehensive privacy laws passed by other states this year, will still have important impacts on companies operating in that state. And on top of all this, we continue to see additional states throw their hats into the proverbial comprehensive privacy law ring, with Delaware and Maine becoming the 25th and 26th states to introduce proposals this legislative session.