Pelosi Raises Flag On Data Privacy Bill's State Law Override

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she’s working to address California’s concerns with a bipartisan bill that would give American consumers cross-sector data privacy protections.

The American Data Protection and Privacy Act (H.R. 8152) has faced pushback from California lawmakers who worry it may undermine their state law. The California Privacy Protection Agency, tasked with enforcing the state law, and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) also have voiced concern with the federal privacy proposal.

Pressure is building on Congress to pass a privacy law as individual states, led by California, adopt their own measures. The result has been a patchwork of consumer rights and compliance obligations for businesses to parse.

Virginia also has its own privacy protection laws, which take effect in January. Of note: Financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act are exempt.

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