Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut SB1356: AN ACT CONCERNING DATA PRIVACY, ONLINE MONITORING, SOCIAL MEDIA, DATA BROKERS AND CONNECTED VEHICLE SERVICES.
Status: In committee, May 14, 2025
What the bill says
An act concerning data privacy, online monitoring, social media and data brokers. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING DATA PRIVACY, ONLINE MONITORING, SOCIAL MEDIA AND DATA BROKERS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 42-515 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): As used in this section and sections 42-516 to 42-526, inclusive, as amended by this act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Abortion" means terminating a pregnancy for any purpose other than producing a live birth. (2) "Affiliate" means a legal entity that shares common branding with another legal entity or controls, is controlled by or is under common control with another legal entity. For the purposes of this subdivision, "control" and "controlled" mean (A) ownership of, or the power to vote, more than fifty per cent of the outstanding shares of any class of voting security of a company, (B) control in any manner over the election of a majority of the directors or of individuals exercising similar functions, or (C) the power to exercise controlling influence over the management LCO No. 5102 1 of Raised Bill No. 1356 of a company. (3) "Authenticate" means to use reasonable means to determine that a request to exercise any of the rights afforded under subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of subsection (a) of section 42-518, as amended by this act, is being made by, or …
Sponsors
- Joan Hartley (D, 15) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : House Calendar Number 606
- : Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 8405
- : Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule B 8421
- : Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : No New File by Committee on Appropriations
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
Votes
- Senate Roll Call 158 (May 14, 2026): 26 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 157 (May 14, 2026): 11 yea, 24 nay, failed
- Senate Roll Call 156 (May 14, 2026): 28 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 234 (May 14, 2025): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 158 (May 14, 2025): 26 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 157 (May 14, 2025): 11 yea, 24 nay, failed
Common questions
- What is SB1356?
- SB1356 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING DATA PRIVACY, ONLINE MONITORING, SOCIAL MEDIA, DATA BROKERS AND CONNECTED VEHICLE SERVICES.
- What does SB1356 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning data privacy, online monitoring, social media and data brokers. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB1356?
- In committee as of May 14, 2025. Latest action: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (May 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1356?
- Joan Hartley (D, 15).
- Where is the official record for SB1356?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB01356&which_year=2025
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