Conn. Appropriators Clear Privacy Bill

Connecticut’s comprehensive privacy bill neared a Senate floor vote. The Appropriations Committee voted 48-0 Monday to clear SB-6. The Judiciary Committee supported it in a 25-14 vote on the previous Monday. The General Law Committee cleared it earlier (see 2204110039. A Maine biometric privacy bill (LD-1945) cleared the Senate in a 20-14 vote Monday. It returned to the House for a concurrence vote because it was amended. The Maine legislature is to adjourn Wednesday (see 2204180028).