Committee advances bill prohibiting processing or sale of minors' precise location data

The House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection on April 8 adopted a dash-3 amendment to House Bill 2008 that restricts processing and sale of certain consumer data for minors and aligns the bill's geolocation definition with existing Oregon law.

Sponsor summary: Representative Chotson said the dash-3 amendment replaces prior language only to correct wording so the bill's definition of "precise geolocation data" mirrors the existing statutory definition. The amendment prohibits a controller from processing or profiling data if the controller has actual knowledge or willfully disregards that the consumer is younger than 16, and prohibits selling data when the seller has actual knowledge or willfully disregards that the data is from a person younger than 16. The amendment also prohibits selling data that accurately identifies a consumer's present or past location within a radius of 1,750 feet.

Why it matters: The amendment is designed to add protections for minors' location and profiling data by imposing restrictions on processing and sale where the controller or seller knows or should have known the subject is under 16.

Committee action: The committee adopted the dash-3 amendment and voted to move HB 2008 as amended to the House floor with a due-pass recommendation. A roll-call vote recorded multiple ayes and no recorded objections on the motion to advance the bill.

Next steps: Representative Chotson will be the carrier to the floor; committee members did not request further amendment during the work session.