Privacy

United States (federal)H.R. 8322Became Public Law 119-84

ALAlabamaHB 351Enacted as Act 2026-552

NENebraskaLB 838Approved by the governor

MEMaineLD 1822House failed to enact 70-79; Senate insisted; placed in legislative files (dead)

KYKentuckyHB 692Signed by the governor (Acts Ch. 118)

VAVirginiaSB 338Approved by the governor (Chapter 820)

KSKansasSB 372Died on House calendar

MNMinnesotaHF 3701Author added; Died when the 2025-2026 biennium ended without final passage

OROregonSB 1587Chapter 96, 2026 Laws, effective June 5, 2026

SDSouth DakotaSB 41Signed by the Governor

WAWashingtonSB 6002Governor signed; Chapter 239, 2026 Laws

MNMinnesotaHF 4511Author added; Died when the 2025-2026 biennium ended without final passage

MNMinnesotaHF 3794Heard again in House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee; Died when the 2025-2026 biennium ended without final passageUnverified

MNMinnesotaHF 4005Author added; Died when the 2025-2026 biennium ended without final passage

OKOklahomaSB 546Approved by Governor

MNMinnesotaHF 4456Referred to Commerce Finance and Policy; Died when the 2025-2026 biennium ended without final passage

BrazilLei 15.211/2025 (PL 2628/2022)Law enters into force (date set by Law 15.352/2026, after Provisional Measure 1.319/2025 set a six-month vacatio legis)

United States (federal)S. 836Held at the desk.

FLFloridaSB 482Died in House Messages

CACaliforniaAB 2273Ninth Circuit held most challenged provisions unconstitutional (NetChoice v. Bonta); law remains largely enjoined and is set to be replaced by AB 2246 (2026)

United States (federal)No. 25-2366Opinion issued

WYWyomingSF 20Signed by the Governor; assigned Chapter 48

NMNew MexicoSB 40Signed by the governor, Chapter 20

VAVirginiaSB 854Preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Court in NetChoice's challenge; the state has appealed

ALAlabamaHB 263Read second time in the Senate; no final passage before adjournment

BrazilLei 15.352/2026 (conversion of Medida Provisoria 1.317/2025)Converted into Law 15.352/2026, published in an extra edition of the Diario Oficial da Uniao and in force on publication

United Kingdom2025 c. 18Section 138 offences on creating or requesting purported intimate images of adults without consent in force

SCSouth CarolinaH 3431Signed by Governor; Act No. 96

UTUtahSB 142Industry group CCIA filed a First Amendment challenge in U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

MSMississippiSB 2015Died in committeeUnverified

TaiwanPresidential Order Hua-Zong-Yi-Yi-Zi No. 11500001671Promulgated by presidential order and enters into force on promulgation

WAWashingtonHB 1671Reintroduced and retained in House Appropriations; not passed before the 2026 session ended

MEMaineLD 61Became law without the governor's signature (Public Law chapter 524)

CACaliforniaRegulations took effect

ChinaPresidential Order No. 61Amended Cybersecurity Law enters into force

VietnamLaw No. 91/2025/QH15Law takes effect

United Arab EmiratesFederal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2025Entered into force; one-year window for platforms to regularize status beginsUnverified

European UnionRegulation (EU) 2025/2518Enters into force

ChinaCAC and SAMR Order No. 20Measures enter into force

NYNew YorkS 929 / A 2141Vetoed by the governor

United NationsA/RES/80/215Adopted by the General Assembly at its 69th plenary meeting on the report of the Third Committee (A/80/545) (resolution 80/215)

United NationsA/RES/79/1 (annex I)Follow-up: WSIS+20 outcome document (resolution 80/173) adopted, referring to the objectives and commitments of the Compact

United States (federal)H.R. 6291Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 10.

MexicoLey Federal de Proteccion de Datos Personales en Posesion deAmended by decree harmonizing laws with the National Code of Civil and Family Procedures (DOF 14-11-2025)

MexicoLey General de Proteccion de Datos Personales en Posesion deAmended by decree published in the Diario Oficial de la Federacion (DOF 14-11-2025)

IndiaAct No. 22 of 2023G.S.R. 843(E) brings definitions, the Data Protection Board provisions (sections 18 to 26) and rule-making powers into force; G.S.R. 844(E) establishes the Data Protection Board of India

IndiaG.S.R. 846(E)Final rules notified; rules 1, 2 and 17 to 21 (Data Protection Board) come into force on publication

TaiwanPresidential Order Hua-Zong-Yi-Jing-Zi No. 11400114521Amendment promulgated by presidential order; effective date to be set by the Executive Yuan

United NationsUNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of NeurotechnologyAdopted by the UNESCO General Conference at its 43rd session in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

EgyptMinisterial Decision No. 816 of 2025Entered into forceUnverified