On April 7, 2026, the Alabama legislature unanimously passed House Bill 351, the Alabama Personal Data Protection Act, sending it to Governor Kay Ivey for approval. The bill cleared the Alabama House 104-0 and the Alabama Senate 34-0, and if Governor Ivey signs the bill, Alabama will join the growing list of states that have
On March 20, 2026, the White House released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence. This Framework contains a sweeping set of legislative recommendations intended to establish a coherent, nationally unified approach to AI governance. While the Framework does not itself create binding legal obligations, it is likely to shape federal AI legislation in
On March 20, 2026, Oklahoma’s governor signed S.B. 546 making Oklahoma the latest state to enact a comprehensive state privacy law. The law, effective January 1, 2027, applies to organizations doing business in Oklahoma or targeting residents in Oklahoma that either (i) process 100,000 Oklahoma consumers’ personal data or (ii) process 25,000 Oklahoma consumers’ personal
With the Colorado legislative session coming to its waning days, many have been eagerly waiting for Colorado AI Act amendment proposals. Absent an amendment, the Colorado AI Act will go into effect as-is on June 30, 2026. This week, the AI Policy Working Group (“Working Group”) released its Proposed Bill. The Working Group’s proposed
Following the release of the Trump Administration’s new National Cyber Strategy, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross noted in a virtual interview that the administration is considering changes to the existing cyber incident reporting rules previously promulgated by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). According to Cairncross, the administration wants to ensure the rules
Two customers shopping for the same product on the same website at the same time may see two different prices. This scenario is a growing reality in today’s data-driven marketplace, and California regulators are paying attention. On Data Privacy Day 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new investigative sweep targeting “surveillance pricing”—a practice
Navigating the 2026 CCPA Updates
As forecasted, effective January 1, 2026, businesses that are subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) must comply with newly-updated regulations. For some businesses, complying with these updates will require the implementation of or updates to policies and procedures related to, among other things, risk assessments, cybersecurity
Over the last few years, businesses, nonprofits, and other website operators have seen thousands of lawsuits and arbitrations filed under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) alleging that the use of ubiquitous cookies and pixels on websites violates CIPA’s wiretap and pen register provisions. The California legislature considered curbing that explosion of litigation with
On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the New York Health Information Privacy Act (NY HIPA), a health data privacy bill that would have afforded consumer protections to non-HIPAA health data.
Although NY HIPA resembled existing laws, like Washington’s My Health My Data Act, it had several important differences that would have
On October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed S.B. 7, which would have required human oversight in certain types of employment decisions made solely by automated decision systems (“ADS”). If Gov. Newsom signed the bill, it would have required California employers using automated systems for actions such as hiring, firing, and discipling