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David Stauss [Former Attorney]

 

Formerly with Husch Blackwell, David routinely counseled clients on complying with privacy laws such as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, the California Consumer Privacy Act, the Colorado Privacy Act, and other state privacy laws.

Keypoint: The Colorado legislature is considering significant amendments to the nation’s first algorithmic discrimination law.

On April 28, 2025, Colorado Senator Robert Rodriguez and Representative Brianna Titone introduced SB 318, which makes significant amendments to the Colorado AI Act (SB 205). The bill is currently pending in the Senate. The Colorado legislature closes Wednesday, May 7. In the below article, we provide an overview of the more significant proposed amendments.

In addition, because SB 318 is only a redline of the sections of the Colorado AI Act for which amendments were proposed, it does not show the changes in the full context of the existing law. We prepared a complete redline of the law, which is available to Byte Back AI subscribers here.

Keypoint: Last week, Alabama’s House passed a consumer data privacy bill, the Colorado Senate passed a bill to amend the Colorado Privacy Act, Oklahoma’s consumer data privacy bill advanced in the House, several bills advanced out of California committees, and the Texas and California Senates passed bills to amend their state’s data broker laws.

Below is the sixteenth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Keypoint: A new Virginia law prohibits the collection, use, or sharing of reproductive or sexual health information without consent and provides Virginians with a private right of action for at least $500 per violation.

As we previously reported, on March 24, 2025, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 754 into law, adding Virginia to the list of states that restrict the use or disclosure of certain health information. Importantly, this is not an amendment to Virginia’s well-known Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”). Rather, SB 754 amends Sections 59.1-198 and 59.1-200 of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (“VCPA”), Virginia’s general consumer protection law.

In the article below, we provide an overview of the new law and identify some of its potential implications, including the law’s creation of a private right of action that includes statutory damages.

Keypoint: If signed by the governor, the Arkansas bill will create new obligations for the collection and processing of personal information for Arkansas children and teens under 16 years of age, however, compliance may prove difficult given ambiguity in the bill’s provisions.

On April 15, 2025, the Arkansas legislature passed HB 1717 – the Arkansas Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act. If signed by the governor, Arkansas will be the latest state to legislate in the teens’ privacy space but with a bill unlike any other passed to date.

In the below article, we provide a summary of the bill and its requirements.

Keypoint: Last week, Montana’s legislature inched closer to significantly revising its consumer data privacy law, Oregon’s consumer data privacy amendment bills advanced, and there were numerous developments with Arkansas’ bills in advance of its upcoming adjournment.

Below is the fourteenth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.

Keypoint: Last week, Kentucky’s governor signed a bill amending the state’s data privacy law while bills advanced in Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia.

Below is the eleventh weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to…

Keypoint: It was a busy week with the Kentucky legislature passing a bill to amend the state’s consumer data privacy law, bills crossing chambers in Vermont, Washington and Arkansas, and movement with bills in numerous other states.

Below is the tenth weekly update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2025. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.