Lexology June 9, 2023
On June 2, the Connecticut state legislature passed an amended version of Senate Bill 3 (“SB 3”), a bill containing provisions imposing new requirements related to consumer health data and children’s online protection. The bill now moves to Governor Ned Lamont’s desk for signature. If signed into law, SB 3’s consumer health data provisions will amend the relevant portions of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA). Because these new provisions are included as an amendment to the CTDPA, it is critical for affected businesses to understand that the new provisions related to consumer health data will go into effect on July 1, 2023, the same date as the rest of the CTDPA.
SB 3’s most notable provisions pertain to consumer...