Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Data Privacy topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Senate passes bill requiring data brokers to post consumer notice links and exercise‑rights instructions
Summary
Senate Bill 13,43 would require data brokers to include a link in registration statements and to post consumer instructions on their websites so individuals can exercise privacy rights; the measure passed the Senate unanimously.
The Senate passed Senate Bill 13,43 on third reading, requiring data brokers to include a link in their registration statements to a website where consumers can exercise their data‑privacy rights and to post specific instructions on their own websites about how to exercise those rights.
Senator Johnson, sponsor of the bill, said SB 13,43 builds on changes from a prior session and “basically tackles the problem of data privacy,” noting that, in practice, consumers were still having trouble exercising their rights against data brokers. The bill implements recommendations from subject‑matter observers to make it easier for people to find and use online tools that remove or correct data the brokers hold.
The Senate laid out the bill for second reading without objection, passed it to engrossment, suspended the constitutional three‑day rule, and approved final passage by a recorded vote of 31–0.
The bill’s effect is procedural: it requires data brokers to provide a clear path for consumers to exercise statutory privacy rights through a web link in the registration statement and posted instructions on the broker’s own site.
Votes at a glance: final passage 31–0.
