2025 Regular SessionConnecticut Legislature

SB01356: An Act Concerning Data Privacy, Online Monitoring, Social Media, Data Brokers And Connected Vehicle Services.

Legislative Summary

To (1) amend various laws concerning (A) consumer data privacy and online monitoring by (i) defining and redefining various terms, (ii) modifying the applicability threshold for controllers and processors, (iii) modifying the entity-level and data-level exemptions, and (iv) imposing additional requirements regarding disclosures and sales of personal data, sensitive data and consumer health data, (B) social media by (i) redefining "social media platform", and (ii) prohibiting a social media platform from requiring a parent to establish an account to submit certain requests concerning a minor, and (C) youth data privacy and online monitoring by (i) defining "know", (ii) eliminating a rebuttable presumption, and (iii) modifying the scope of permissible controller conduct, and (2) provide for the registration and regulation of data brokers.

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Bill History

2/20/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
Senate
2/21/2025
Public Hearing 02/26
Senate
3/21/2025
Joint Favorable Substitute
Senate
3/24/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/3/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/25 5:00 PM
Senate
4/9/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/9/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
4/9/2025
Senate Calendar Number 334
Senate
4/9/2025
File Number 609
Senate
4/23/2025
Referred by Senate to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
4/25/2025
Joint Favorable
Senate
4/28/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/28/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
4/28/2025
No New File by Committee on Judiciary
Senate
4/28/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
5/1/2025
Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/5/2025
Joint Favorable
Senate
5/6/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/7/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Senate
5/7/2025
No New File by Committee on Appropriations
Senate
5/7/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 8405
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 8421
Senate
5/14/2025
Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
Senate
5/16/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
5/16/2025
House Calendar Number 606
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Schedule A LCO# 8405 (D)

Senate Schedule A LCO# 8405 (D)

5/14/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8429 (R)

Senate LCO Amendment #8429 (R)

5/14/2025Not Adopted

Senate Schedule B LCO# 8421 (R)

Senate Schedule B LCO# 8421 (R)

5/14/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8278 (D)

Senate LCO Amendment #8278 (D)

5/13/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8323 (D)

Senate LCO Amendment #8323 (D)

5/13/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8326 (R)

Senate LCO Amendment #8326 (R)

5/13/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8310 (R)

Senate LCO Amendment #8310 (R)

5/13/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8311 (D)

Senate LCO Amendment #8311 (D)

5/13/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #8182 (D)

Senate LCO Amendment #8182 (D)

5/12/2025Not Adopted

Senate LCO Amendment #7953 (D)

Senate LCO Amendment #7953 (D)

5/7/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Roll Call Vote 156
5/14/2025
28
Yea
7
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Roll Call Vote 158
5/14/2025
26
Yea
9
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Roll Call Vote 157
5/14/2025
11
Yea
24
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
5/5/2025
38
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
4/25/2025
28
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
3/21/2025
16
Yea
5
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/14/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Joan Hartley
Joan Hartley
Democrat

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text5/7/2025207.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/28/2025207.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/9/2025207.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/19/2025205.5 KB
Analysis
Analysis5/15/2025246.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/14/202591.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/14/202591.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/14/2025106.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/14/2025105.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/13/202591.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/13/2025105.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/13/2025105.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/13/2025105.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/13/2025105.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/13/202591.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/7/2025105.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/9/202569.5 KB
Analysis
Analysis4/9/2025186.0 KB