Committee adopts amendment to send a narrow data-privacy question to the ballot

Apr 22, 2026

Sponsors moved a pared-down statutory question to the ballot rather than pursuing a full statute, arguing voters should decide how to protect 'private personal data.' The amendment L9 passed on a close vote and was later postponed by a separate motion that removed the bill from immediate consideration.

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The Judiciary Committee adopted amendment L9 on a close vote to send a narrowed statutory question on digital privacy to the ballot, a step sponsors said will let voters decide whether to require a warrant when government purchases private personal data.

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