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Committee narrows vehicle data privacy bill after auto-industry and AG objections
Summary
SB 1286 would restrict collection, sale and disclosure of driver data without owner consent; the committee adopted amendments to make the bill prospective and require clear, service-specific consent after industry and Attorney General concerns were raised.
Senate Bill 1286, which would prohibit collection, sale or disclosure of driver data obtained from connected vehicles without the owner’s or lessee’s consent, drew opposition from vehicle manufacturers and technical suggestions from the Attorney General during Feb. 4 testimony.
Representatives of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation urged the committee to narrow or defer the measure, arguing it was overly broad and could conflict with federal motor vehicle safety regulation. Deputy Attorney General Christopher Hahn recommended "savings" clauses to prevent retroactive application and contractual-impairment concerns.
In response the chair proposed and the committee adopted amendments to make the bill prospective (applying to new vehicles and software updates), to require clear and conspicuous consumer disclosures and to require that consent be limited to specific services and not used to deny essential services. The committee voted to pass SB 1286 with those amendments and to refer the bill for additional consideration and drafting checks.
What the committee changed: the bill was narrowed to prospective application for new vehicles or future software updates; AG-recommended savings clauses were adopted; consumer-disclosure standards and service-specific consent language were requested.
Next steps: committee staff will draft the exact disclosure language and ensure the amended bill avoids conflicts with federal safety standards or other regulatory schemes.
