Impact on Libraries
Libraries collect a lot of Personal Identifiable Information like addresses, dates of birth, and more. Though circulation history is covered by a Confidentiality Statute, the other information we collect is often governed by consumer protection laws.
This particular bill covers data such as: name, email, phone number, account number, Driver’s License number, purchase histories, biometric data, internet browser history, educational history, and more. HB1201 requires data to be anonymized to be used in other contexts and forbids selling the data or using it to sell to the person without explicit opt-in, among other restrictions.
Though this is not data frequently used by libraries themselves, this would require special attention to vendor contracts to ensure our library vendors are compliant. Note that this bill would not explicitly prohibit libraries from using patron information to send newsletters and the like, but that it does require the ability of the patron to opt-out of any such activities.
Actions
- Referred to House Commerce Committee May 19, 2023
- Reported as amended, November 15, 2023
- First consideration, November 15, 2023
- Laid on the table, November 15, 2023
- Removed from the table, December 12, 2023
- Second consideration, with amendments, December 13, 2023
- Re-reported as committed March 18, 2024
- Third Consideration and Final Passage, March 18, 2024 (139-62)
- In the Senate
- Referred to Senate Communications & Technology Committee, April 4, 2024
- Reported as amended, June 26, 2024
- First consideration, June 26, 2024
- Second consideration, June 27, 2024
- Re-committed to Senate Communications & Technology Committee, July 2, 2024