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SB00004Introduced in the Senate

An Act Concerning Consumer Privacy And Protection.

Passed

Introduced by General Law Committee

What does this bill do?

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Official description

To (1) provide for the registration of data brokers, (2) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to establish an accessible deletion mechanism program, (3) require manufacturers to affix tariff cost estimates to new automobiles, (4) require disclosures regarding the use of personalized algorithmic pricing, (5) amend the Connecticut Data Privacy Act by (A) defining "facial recognition technology", (B) redefining "publicly available information", (C) eliminating the entity-level exemption for certain processing decisions concerning employment, (D) providing consumers with additional rights concerning certain profiling decisions, (E) prohibiting the sale, sharing, transfer or allowance of access to precise geolocation data, and (F) establishing new requirements concerning facial recognition technology, and (6) requiring certain state and municipal contracts to restrict the sale, sharing, transfer or allowance of access to automated license plate reader information.

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor

May 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Chamber not recorded votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Roll Call Vote 205 AS AMENDED · May 4, 2026

141

Yes

6

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

151 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Matthew Ritter1Yes
Raghib Allie-Brennan2Absent
Minnie Gonzalez3Yes
Julio Concepcion4Yes
Maryam Khan5Yes
James Sanchez6Yes
Joshua Hall7Yes
Timothy Ackert8Yes
Jason Rojas9Yes
Henry Genga10Yes

Bill history

  1. Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

  2. Vote to Draft

  3. Drafted by Committee

  4. Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

  5. Public Hearing 03/04

  6. Joint Favorable Substitute

  7. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  8. Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM

  9. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  10. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  11. Senate Calendar Number 196

  12. File Number 285

  13. Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Judiciary

  14. Joint Favorable

  15. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  16. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  17. No New File by Committee on Judiciary

  18. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  19. Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations

  20. Immediate Transmittal

  21. Joint Favorable

  22. Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  23. Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  24. No New File by Committee on Appropriations

  25. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  26. Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4531

  27. Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A

  28. Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the House

  29. Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  30. House Calendar Number 492

  31. House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A

  32. House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A

  33. In Concurrence

  34. Public Act 26-64

  35. Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  36. Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  37. Signed by the Governor

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