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Maryland Legislature Passes State Privacy Bill with Robust Requirements and Broad Threshold for Application

by Marshall Mattera and Amanda Pervine

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Marshall J. Mattera (photo courtesy of Hunton Andrews Kurth)

The Maryland legislature recently passed the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 (“MODPA”), which was delivered to Governor Wes Moore for signature and, if enacted, will impose robust requirements with respect to data minimization, the protection of sensitive data, and the processing and sale of minors’ data.

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Kentucky Set to Enact Comprehensive State Privacy Law

by Lisa Sotto, Marshall Mattera, and Amanda Pervine

Lisa Sotto and Marshall Mattera (photos courtesy of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP)

Update: On April 4, 2024, Governor Andy Beshear signed H.B. 15 into law, making Kentucky the 16th state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law.

On March 27, 2024, the Kentucky legislature passed a comprehensive data privacy bill (“H.B. 15”), which was delivered to the Governor for signature.  If H.B. 15 is enacted, Kentucky will join the growing list of states with comprehensive data privacy laws.  

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