Today, the Florida House of Representatives Commerce Committee voted unanimously to allow
HB 969, which would be the most aggressive privacy law in the country, to move forward for a full House floor vote. This post explains what happened, what will happen next, and some of the unique political forces and considerations behind HB 969.
The Current Version of HB 969
HB 969 is similar to the CCPA in many of its requirements (though the scope is now more limited). But the bill departs from the CCPA in two important ways. First, HB 969 creates a private right of action for data breaches of any personal information, while the CCPA’s private right of action is limited to