AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

MarylandMarylandLawSB 541

Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024

Creates a comprehensive consumer data privacy law with strict data minimization rules, a ban on selling sensitive data and consumer rights to access, correct, delete and opt out; cross-filed with HB 567.

In forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawIn force

Approved by the governor (Chapter 455)May 9, 2024 2 years ago

Body
Maryland General Assembly
Session
2024
Introduced
Jan 24, 2024
In effect since
Oct 1, 20251 year ago
Sponsors
D (Democrat)Democrat

Timeline

  1. Oct 1, 2025 1 year ago

    Effective

  2. May 9, 2024 2 years ago

    Approved by the governor (Chapter 455)

  3. Apr 6, 2024 2 years ago

    Senate concurred in House amendments and passed

  4. Apr 4, 2024 2 years ago

    Passed House with amendments

  5. Mar 14, 2024 2 years ago

    Passed Senate

  6. Jan 24, 2024 2 years ago

    First reading in Senate, referred to Finance

Sponsors

  • D (Democrat)Dawn Gile
Maryland
MarylandHB 603

Maryland Kids Code

Requires online products reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete data protection impact assessments, provide privacy protections and avoid certain data collection and sharing practices; cross-filed with SB 571.

In force
Delaware
DelawareHB 380

Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act Amendments

Amends the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act to align it with other states' laws, including lowering the applicability threshold to entities processing data of at least 15,000 consumers.

Enacted
California

Consumer Privacy: Deletion Requests

Would expand the CCPA right to delete to all personal information a business has collected about a consumer and require businesses to offer an online method for submitting privacy requests.

Enacted
Japan
JapanAct No. 56 of 2026

Act on the Protection of Personal Information Amendment

Amends Japan's personal information law to allow data sharing without consent for statistics and AI development, strengthen protections for children under 16 and facial feature data, and introduce administrative surcharges for serious violations.

In force

Change log

  • AddedAdded to the list. Set by hand from the official record.Sep 27

Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.