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House Republicans just introduced sweeping federal data privacy legislation yesterday that could reshape how businesses collect, store, and use personal information, aiming to finally replace a growing patchwork of state laws with a single national standard . But the bill, known as the SECURE Data Act, faces significant hurdles before becoming law, so employers and businesses should approach it cautiously. This Insight will recap what you need to know about the bill and provide a few best practices all businesses can take when it comes to data privacy. What Is the SECURE Data Act? The Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over Data Act, introduced by Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) on April 22 and backed by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), would create the first comprehensive federal consumer privacy framework in US history. The bill is the product of a Data Privacy Working Group that gathered input from more than 170 organizations a...

Connecticut has revised its privacy law for the third time since it was passed in 2022. With  SB 1295 , the state has mirrored others (like  Colorado  and  Montana ) in making ongoing changes to its law. Many of the changes incorporate either in concept, or wholesale, provisions that exist in other states. C onnecticut makes these changes following  2024  and  2025  AG reports, which reports included recommendations to lawmakers, some of which ended up in SB 1295. Among the changes that will take effect July 1, 2026 are the following: Expanded Scope.  Like  Montana , the threshold will be lowered. Rather than 100,000 consumers, it will be processing information of 35,000 consumers . This lowered threshold aligns with other states such as  Delaware ,  New Hampshire ,  Maryland , and  Rhode Island . The law will also cover entities that process any sensitive consumer data, and expands the definition of that term. It wi...