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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.2608 194th (Current)

An Act establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act

Senate, September 18, 2025 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means, to whom was referred the Senate Bill establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act (Senate, No. 2516),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2608).

Bill Information

Sponsor:
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
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Edwards, Lydia Protecting Employee Data Withdrawn
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(S.2618)
Finegold, Barry R. Establishing privacy standards for student and educator data Rejected
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Eldridge, James B. Employee Consent to Disclosure of Personal Data Rejected
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(Redraft)
Creem, Cynthia Stone Location Protections Adopted
5
Edwards, Lydia Protecting Union Membership Withdrawn
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Fernandes, Dylan A. Requiring duty of loyalty for sensitive data Rejected
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Fernandes, Dylan A. Requiring controllers to restrict their use of personal data Withdrawn
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Fernandes, Dylan A. Prohibiting Surveillance Pricing Withdrawn
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Fernandes, Dylan A. Fostering artificial intelligence responsibility Withdrawn
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Tarr, Bruce E. Clarifying the definition of consumer Withdrawn
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Fernandes, Dylan A. Prohibiting artificial intelligence from convincing people to kill themselves Withdrawn
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Mark, Paul W. Personal Data on Employer-Owned Devices Rejected
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Cyr, Julian Protecting Against Digital Harm Withdrawn
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(Redraft)
Lewis, Jason M. Opting out of targeted advertising Adopted
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Oliveira, Jacob R. Private Attorney General Action Withdrawn
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(Redraft)
Tarr, Bruce E. Internal Operations Exemption Adopted
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Keenan, John F. Timely Replies to Privacy and Data Security Inquiries Rejected
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Payano, Pavel Loyalty and Rewards Program Data Rejected
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Tarr, Bruce E. Relative to the De-Identification of Data Withdrawn
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Tarr, Bruce E. Attorney General Incident Reporting Rejected
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Rush, Michael F. Loyalty Programs Rejected
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Tarr, Bruce E. Clarifying Financial Data as Sensitive Data Withdrawn
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Friedman, Cindy F. Requiring Affirmative Consent to Train AI with Personal Data Withdrawn
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(Redraft)
Friedman, Cindy F. Affiliates Adopted
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Friedman, Cindy F. Preventing Location Tracking for People Traveling to Massachusetts Withdrawn

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