- California AG Rob Bonta led a coalition of 18 AGs and state privacy and consumer-protection authorities urging Congress to reject the SECURE Data Act, arguing the proposed federal privacy bill would preempt stronger state privacy laws and leave consumers with fewer protections.
- In the letter, the coalition warns that the bill would make it harder for consumers to exercise privacy rights, give businesses more leeway to use and retain consumer data, and limit enforcement remedies available to states and other privacy regulators.
- The letter also argues that the bill’s broad preemption language could undermine state comprehensive privacy laws, data broker registries, breach-notification laws, and other state-level data protections.
- The coalition urged Congress to adopt any federal privacy framework as a floor, not a ceiling, so states can continue responding to new data practices, emerging technologies, and privacy risks.