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SB 1356 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING DATA PRIVACY, ONLINE MONITORING, SOCIAL MEDIA, DATA BROKERS AND CONNECTED VEHICLE SERVICES.

This bill establishes definitions for a comprehensive data privacy law but does not outline specific policy requirements in the provided text. It defines key terms like "consumer," "biometric data," "dark patterns," and "gender-affirming health data" to govern how personal information is handled. The definitions would apply to businesses processing data of Connecticut residents, particularly regarding health data and online tracking. The bill's full provisions (including requirements for businesses) would take effect October 1, 2025, but the current text only contains foundational terminology.
Issues: ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyBill establishes data privacy definitions (e.g., biometric data, dark patterns) to govern personal information handling, aligning with consumer protection and privacy safeguards in technology policy.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Last action May 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → GL Joint Favorable Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to change its title from focusing on data privacy and social media to also include connected vehicle services, and the text was reformatted from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'Substitute Bill' with updated page numbers. The substantive content remains largely the same, though there are minor definition adjustments.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include connected vehicle services in its title, suggesting potential future application to vehicle data privacy issues.
SCOPE

Bill title changed from 'DATA PRIVACY, ONLINE MONITORING, SOCIAL MEDIA AND DATA BROKERS' to 'DATA PRIVACY, ONLINE MONITORING, SOCIAL MEDIA, DATA BROKERS AND CONNECTED VEHICLE SERVICES' to broaden the bill's apparent scope.

DEFINITION

Minor formatting changes to the 'Biometric data' definition, with text reorganized but meaning preserved.

The 'De-identified data' definition was renumbered and slightly reorganized, though the core meaning remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Page numbers and bill numbering changed from 'Raised Bill No. 1356' to 'Substitute Bill No. 1356' with updated LCO numbers, indicating the bill has been amended and is in a new version.

Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2025

How they voted

28–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
May 14, 2025
D Democratic25
24 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican11
4 Yea 7 Nay
63% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 14, 2025
Amended
SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. B
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.