Committee narrows data‑broker privacy bill, orders substitute amendment and study

The Memorial Committee on Commerce and Economic Development met on Friday to review competing versions of a draft privacy bill that would let designated public servants request that companies stop disclosing their home addresses and other protected personal information. Committee members debated whether the measure should target registered data brokers, broader “commercial entities,” or include public agencies, and agreed to have staff draft a substitute amendment and to commission a study of the burden on government systems.