H4746 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing the Massachusetts consumer data privacy act.

What is the status of H4746?

In committee as of November 17, 2025. Latest action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (November 17, 2025).

John Marsi (R, 6th Worcester), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for H4746?

On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4746

Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court

Massachusetts H4746: An Act establishing the Massachusetts consumer data privacy act

Q: What does H4746 do?

In its own words: An act or practice after having been informed, in response to a specific request from a controller, provided that: (i) the request is provided to the consumer in a clear and conspicuous stand-alone disclosure; (ii) the request includes a description of the processing purpose for which the consumer’s consent is sought and: (A) clearly distinguishes between an act or practice that is necessary to fulfill a request of the consumer and an act or practice that is for another purpose; (B) clearly states the specific categories of personal data that the controller intends to collect, process, transfe.

Status: In committee, November 17, 2025

What the bill says

An act or practice after having been informed, in response to a specific request from a controller, provided that: (i) the request is provided to the consumer in a clear and conspicuous stand-alone disclosure; (ii) the request includes a description of the processing purpose for which the consumer’s consent is sought and: (A) clearly distinguishes between an act or practice that is necessary to fulfill a request of the consumer and an act or practice that is for another purpose; (B) clearly states the specific categories of personal data that the controller intends to collect, process, transfe.

From the introduced text, November 17, 2025:

an act or practice after having been informed, in response to a specific request from a controller, provided that: (i) the request is provided to the consumer in a clear and conspicuous stand-alone disclosure; (ii) the request includes a description of the processing purpose for which the consumer’s consent is sought and: (A) clearly distinguishes between an act or practice that is necessary to fulfill a request of the consumer and an act or practice that is for another purpose; (B) clearly states the specific categories of personal data that the controller intends to collect, process, transfer, or sell under each act or practice; and (C) is written in easy-to-understand language and includes a prominent heading that would enable a reasonable consumer to identify and understand each act or practice; (iii) the request clearly explains the consumer's rights related to consent; (iv) the request is made in a manner reasonably accessible to and usable by consumers with disabilities; (v) the request is made prior to the controller’s implementation of the act or practice; (vi) the request is made available to the consumer in each language in which the controller provides a product or service for which authorization is sought; (vii) the option to refuse to give consent is at least as prominent as the option to give consent and the …

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Massachusetts H4746: An Act establishing the Massachusetts consumer data privacy act

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