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S197Introduced in the Senate

To protect safety and privacy by stopping the sale of location data

IntroducedSenate Ways and Means

Introduced by Cynthia Creem, District NORFOL

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Official description

For legislation to protect reproductive health access, LGBTQ lives, religious liberty, and freedom of movement by banning the sale of cell phone location information. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Where it stands

Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

May 12, 2025

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Bill history

  1. Referred to the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

  2. House concurred

  3. Discharged to the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity

  4. House concurred

  5. Hearing scheduled for 04/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  6. Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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