Lexology July 2, 2024
Rhode Island Senate Bill 2500, the “Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act,” was enacted on June 28 without Gov. Dan McKee’s signature. The Act will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026.
This makes Rhode Island the 19th state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Texas, Oregon, Delaware, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Kentucky, Nebraska, Maryland, and Minnesota.
INFORMATION SHARING PRACTICES
The Act begins with a section titled “Information Sharing Practices,” which broadly applies to any commercial website (undefined) or internet service provider conducting business in Rhode Island or with customers in the state. Despite the title, this section has little to do with “sharing.” If such an...
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