New Mexico SB53: COMMUNITY & HEALTH INFO SAFETY & PRIVACY ACT

What the bill says

An act relating to privacy; strengthening privacy protections by enacting the community and health information safety and privacy act; providing definitions; providing duties for covered entities; establishing requirements for service providers; prohibiting certain uses of consumer data; providing rights to consumers; establishing limitations on processing of consumer data; prohibiting waivers of rights and retaliatory denials of service; providing for enforcement and penalties.

From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:

AN ACT RELATING TO PRIVACY; STRENGTHENING PRIVACY PROTECTIONS BY ENACTING THE COMMUNITY AND HEALTH INFORMATION SAFETY AND PRIVACY ACT; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING DUTIES FOR COVERED ENTITIES; ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS; PROHIBITING CERTAIN USES OF CONSUMER DATA; PROVIDING RIGHTS TO CONSUMERS; ESTABLISHING LIMITATIONS ON PROCESSING OF CONSUMER DATA; PROHIBITING WAIVERS OF RIGHTS AND RETALIATORY DENIALS OF SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: SECTION 1. [NEW MATERIAL] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as the "Community and Health Information Safety and Privacy Act". SECTION 2. [NEW MATERIAL] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Community and Health Information Safety and Privacy Act: .232877.2 wen = lairetam derocsrednu eteled = ]lairetam detekcarb[ A. "actual knowledge" means a covered entity knows that a consumer is a minor based upon: (1) the self-identified age provided by the minor, an age provided by a third party or a closely related proxy that the covered entity knows or has associated with, attributed to or derived or inferred for the consumer, including for the purposes of advertising, marketing or product development; or (2) the consumer's use of an online feature, product or service or a portion of an online feature, product or service that is directed to children; B. "affiliate" means a legal entity that controls, is controlled …

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Sponsors

• Angel M. Charley (D, SD-030) · primary sponsor