Iowa Legislature Passes Privacy Bill; Colo. AG Finalizes Rules

Iowa could be the sixth state with a privacy law. The House voted 97-0 Wednesday to pass SF-262, after the Senate supported the bill in a 47-0 vote earlier this month. It still needs a signature from Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) to become law. The bill would include enforcement exclusively by the state AG, grant businesses a right to cure and take effect Jan. 1, 2025. Iowa’s bill “rivals Utah as the most business-friendly legislation to pass to date,” Husch Blackwell privacy lawyer David Stauss blogged. Also Wednesday, Colorado’s attorney general office released a final draft of Colorado Privacy Act rules. The office said it filed the rules with the Colorado secretary of state. The office also posted a redline version. “The finalized regulations track the draft rules,” Ballard Spahr posted.