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Committee adds biometric identifiers to personal‑information definition and keeps 45‑day AG notification window
Summary
HB 19‑43 expands Arkansas’s definition of personal information to include biometric data and requires businesses to notify the Attorney General of breaches affecting 1,000 or more people within 45 days; the committee passed the bill after discussion about the 45‑day timeframe.
The Senate Insurance & Commerce Committee passed HB 19‑43, a consumer‑protection bill that expands the statutory definition of personal information to include modern biometric identifiers and sets a breach notification requirement.
Representative Kavanaugh, presenting the bill (brought by the Attorney General’s office), said the…
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