Data Privacy & Consumer Protection
Data Privacy and Consumer Protection Regulations
Several states have adopted data privacy laws designed to protect consumers where personal data is used in automated decision making. While specifics vary by state, these laws often feature both a right for consumers to opt out of automated processing of data for opt out of the processing of the personal data for purposes of targeted advertising or profiling in furtherance of solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning the consumer. They also often feature a requirement that businesses conduct data protection impact assessments for AI systems that process personal data and present heightened risks of harm, including automated decision-making tools that produce legal or similarly significant effects on consumers. (For an example of a law featuring both these common features, see the Connecticut Data Privacy Act.)
Other state laws aim to protect consumers within specific industries such as healthcare (see, e.g., California’s AB 3030), mental health care (see Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 629), insurance (see Colorado SB21-169), and real estate (see South Carolina’s S.C. Code Ann. § 40-57-820 and Texas’s SB 815).
| State | Statute | Link | Effective Date |
| California | Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Services | Cal. Gov. Code § Section 1339.75; AB 3030 | 1/1/25 |
| California | AI Healthcare Utilization Law | SB 1120 | 1/1/25 |
| California | AI Call Disclosures Law | AB 2905 | 1/1/25 |
| California | California Bot Act | Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17940 –17943 | 7/1/19 |
| California | California Consumer Privacy Act | AB 1008 | 1/1/24 |
| California | Digital Identity Theft Act | SB 981 | 1/1/25 |
| Colorado | Colorado Protecting Consumers from Unfair Discrimination in Insurance Practices | 7/6/21 | |
| Colorado | Colorado Privacy Act | 7/1/23 | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Data Privacy Act | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-515 et seq. | 7/1/23 |
| Delaware | Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act | Del. Code tit. 6, § 12D-101 et seq. | 1/1/25 |
| Florida | Florida Digital Bill of Rights | SB 262 | 7/1/24 |
| Illinois | Illinois Automated Decision Tools Act | HB 5116 | 1/1/26 |
| Indiana | Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act | Ind. Code. §24-15-1 | 1/1/26 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act | Ky. Rev. Stat. § 367.3611 et seq. | 1/1/26 |
| Maine | Communications with Consumers via AI | 10 MRSA c. 239 | 9/24/25 |
| Maryland | Maryland Online Data Privacy Act | Md. Code Ann. § 14-4601 et seq. | 10/1/25 |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act | Minn. Stat. § 325O.01 et seq. | 7/31/25 |
| Minnesota | Prohibiting Social Media Manipulation Act | SF 4097 | 7/1/25 |
| Montana | Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act | Montana Code Ann. § 30-14-2801 et seq. | 10/1/24 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Data Privacy Act | LB 1074 | 1/1/26 |
| Nevada | General AI Chatbots and Mental Health Services | Nev. Rev. Stat. Chapter 433 | 7/1/25 |
| Nevada | AI for Mental and Behavioral Health Care | Nev. Rev. Stat. Chapter 629 | 7/1/25 |
| Nevada | AI for School Counseling | Chapter 391 of NRS | 7/1/25 |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Privacy Act | N.H. Rev. Stat. § 507-H:8 | 1/1/25 |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Data Privacy Act | N.J. Rev. Stat. § 56:8-166.4 et. seq. | 1/15/25 |
| New York | Artificial Intelligence Companion Models | New York General Business Law Article 47 | 11/5/25 |
| Oregon | Oregon Consumer Privacy Act | SB 619 | 7/1/24 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act | R.I. Gen. Law § 6-48.1-1 et seq. | 1/1/26 |
| South Carolina | Real Estate AI Responsibility Law | S.C. Code Ann. § 40-57-820 | 5/21/24 |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Information Protection Act | Tenn. Code. Ann. § 47-18-3301 | 7/1/25 |
| Texas | Artificial Intelligence in Electronic Health Record | SB 1188 | 9/1/25 |
| Texas | Texas Data Privacy and Security Act | Tex. Bus & Com. Code § 541.051(b)(5)(C) | 7/1/24 |
| Texas | Use of Automated Decision System for Adverse Determinations | SB 815 | 9/1/25 |
| Texas | Financial Abuse Using Artificially Generated Media or Phishing | SB 2373 | 9/1/25 |
| Utah | AI Applications Related to Mental Health | Utah Code § 13-72a-101 | 5/7/25 |
| Utah | Artificial Intelligence Consumer Protection Amendments | Utah Code § 13-75-101 to 106; Utah Code § 13-75-102 | 5/7/25 |
| Virginia | Hospital / Nursing Home Virtual Assistant Law | Va. Code Ann. § 32.1-127 | 7/1/21 |
| Virginia | Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act | Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-577A(A)(5) | 7/1/23 |