AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

Privacy

264 on file · 181 became law · 49 still moving · 8 moved in 30 days

Oregon
OregonHB 3875

Privacy act coverage of motor vehicle manufacturers

Extends the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act to motor vehicle manufacturers and their affiliates that control or process personal data obtained from a consumer's use of a vehicle, regardless of volume thresholds.

In force
Australia
AustraliaAct No. 128, 2024

Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

Amends the Privacy Act 1988 to require a Children's Online Privacy Code, add transparency duties for automated decisions, create a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy and a criminal offence for doxxing.

In force
Nebraska
NebraskaLB 504

Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act

Requires covered online services likely to be used by minors to exercise reasonable care in design, limit data collection and use of minors' data, and set protective default settings.

Enacted
Texas
TexasHB 3186

Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (CUBI) amendments

Amended the Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act (Business and Commerce Code 503.001) to limit disclosure of commercially captured biometric identifiers and require their destruction within one year after the collection purpose expires; the act is enforced by the attorney general.

In force
United Nations
United NationsA/HRC/RES/58/6

Neurotechnology and human rights

Asks the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee to draft recommended guidelines on applying the existing human rights framework to the design, development and use of neurotechnologies, for presentation at the Council's 64th session.

Adopted
Utah
UtahHB 418

Digital Choice Act (Data Sharing Amendments)

Requires social media platforms to let Utah users export their data and to support interoperability so users can move their content and connections to other services.

In force
European Union
European UnionRegulation (EU) 2025/327

European Health Data Space Regulation

Gives people control over and cross-border access to their electronic health data and sets a framework for the secondary use of health data for research, innovation and policy making.

In force
Kentucky
KentuckyHB 473

Consumer data privacy amendments

Amends the Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act to exempt certain HIPAA-covered health care information and limited data sets and to clarify data protection assessments for profiling.

In force
New Jersey

New Jersey Data Privacy Act

Creates a comprehensive consumer data privacy law requiring notice of data collection and giving residents rights to access, correct, delete and opt out of the sale, targeted advertising and profiling uses of their personal data.

In force
Canada
CanadaBill C-27 (44th Parliament, 1st Session)

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2022 (including AIDA)

Government bill that would have enacted the Consumer Privacy Protection Act, the Personal Information and Data Protection Tribunal Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act; it died when Parliament was prorogued.

Failed
China
ChinaState Council Order No. 790

Network Data Security Management Regulations

Implements the Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law and Personal Information Protection Law with detailed rules on personal information handling, important data protection, cross-border data transfers and obligations of large online platforms.

In force
New Hampshire

New Hampshire consumer data privacy law

Creates a comprehensive consumer data privacy law giving residents rights to access, correct, delete and opt out of the sale, targeted advertising and profiling uses of their personal data.

In force
United Nations
United NationsA/RES/79/175

The right to privacy in the digital age (2024)

Calls on States to respect and protect the right to privacy in the digital age, including in the context of surveillance, data collection and the design, use and governance of artificial intelligence.

Adopted
Chile
ChileLey 21.719

Chile Personal Data Protection Law (Ley 21.719)

Overhauls Chile's personal data protection regime by amending Law 19.628, adding data subject rights such as portability, and creating an independent Personal Data Protection Agency.

Enacted
Botswana
BotswanaAct No. 18 of 2024unverified

Data Protection Act, 2024

Botswana's updated data protection law governing the processing of personal data and the rights of data subjects.

In force
Indonesia
IndonesiaLaw No. 27 of 2022unverified

Personal Data Protection Law (UU PDP)

Sets rules on personal data types, data subject rights, processing, controller and processor obligations, cross-border transfers, administrative sanctions and a supervisory institution in Indonesia.

In force
Montana
MontanaSB 384

Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act

Creates a comprehensive consumer data privacy law giving Montana residents rights to access, correct, delete and opt out of the sale and targeted advertising use of their personal data.

In force
California
CaliforniaAB 1008

CCPA: Personal Information Formats

Clarifies that personal information under the CCPA can exist in various formats, including artificial intelligence systems capable of outputting personal information.

In force
California
CaliforniaSB 1223

Consumer Privacy: Neural Data

Adds neural data, meaning information generated by measuring nervous system activity, to the CCPA definition of sensitive personal information.

In force
Saudi Arabia
Saudi ArabiaRoyal Decree No. M/19 of 9/2/1443H, amended by Royal Decree unverified

Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)

Saudi Arabia's comprehensive personal data protection law, supervised by SDAIA, governing processing and cross-border transfer of personal data with fines of up to SAR 5 million.

In force
Zimbabwe
ZimbabweAct No. 5 of 2021unverified

Cyber and Data Protection Act, 2021

Sets Zimbabwe's rules on personal data protection and cybercrime, with 2024 regulations on licensing data controllers and appointing data protection officers.

In force
Illinois
IllinoisSB 2979

BIPA Amendment (Procedure and Damages)

Amends BIPA so that repeated collection of the same person's biometric data by the same method counts as a single violation for damages, and allows electronic signatures for consent.

In force
Ethiopia
EthiopiaProclamation No. 1321/2024

Personal Data Protection Proclamation

Ethiopia's first comprehensive data protection law, setting rules for collecting and processing personal data, data subject rights, and a supervisory authority.

In force
Texas
TexasHB 4

Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA)

Comprehensive consumer data privacy law giving Texans rights to access, correct, delete and opt out of the sale, targeted advertising and profiling uses of their personal data, enforced by the attorney general.

In force
United States (federal)

American Privacy Rights Act of 2024

Would create a comprehensive federal consumer data privacy standard with data minimization rules, rights to access, correct and delete data, and preemption of many state privacy laws.

Introduced
New York
New YorkS 7695-B / A 8149-A

New York Child Data Protection Act

Bars online operators from collecting, using or selling personal data of users under 18 unless strictly necessary or with informed consent.

In force