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Texas Data Privacy Law.

On May 10, 2023, the Texas Senate approved the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (HB 4) by a vote of 30-0. The bill was amended by the Senate and will not be sent to the Texas House of Representatives to review these amendments, after it passed the earlier version of the bill in April by a vote of 146-0. 

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Washington Biometric Data Privacy Law Moves Trend Forward.

On April 27, 2023, the Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the My Health My Data Act (MHMDA), a privacy framework for handling consumer health data in Washington state, which will take effect on March 31, 2024. A document released by the Office of the Washington Attorney General, notes that MHMDA’s purpose is to “close the gap on health data privacy protections and provide Washingtonians concerned about their reproductive freedom more control of their data.”

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Nevada Data Privacy Law.

Last month, the Nevada state legislature passed an amended version of Senate Bill 370, a health data privacy bill which, if signed into law by Nevada Governor, Joe Lombardo, would impose requirements on the collection, use, and sale of consumer health data. Here’s how to navigate the pending law:

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