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Tracks US state privacy laws across 50 states, DC, territories: enacted laws (CCPA/CPRA, VCDPA, CPA, etc.), pending bills, effective dates, enforcers, thresholds, rights differences. For multi-state compliance.
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The United States does not have a single comprehensive federal privacy law. Instead, a patchwork of state-level comprehensive privacy statutes has emerged since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was enacted in 2018. As of early 2026, twenty states have enacted comprehensive consumer privacy laws, with additional states introducing legislation in each legislative session. This skill tra...
Provides common requirements matrix, state-specific deltas, and unified architecture for US state privacy laws across CA, VA, CO, CT, TX, OR, MT, KY. Useful for multi-state compliance programs.
Explains U.S. state-by-state consumer data-privacy law (CCPA, CPRA, VCDPA, CPA, etc.) — applicability thresholds, consumer rights, enforcement, and privacy-policy requirements, using bundled source-cited snapshots.
Implements CCPA/CPRA compliance covering California Civil Code §1798.100-199, consumer rights, business obligations, service providers, enforcement, and CPPA rulemaking. Triggers on CCPA, CPRA, privacy queries.
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The United States does not have a single comprehensive federal privacy law. Instead, a patchwork of state-level comprehensive privacy statutes has emerged since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was enacted in 2018. As of early 2026, twenty states have enacted comprehensive consumer privacy laws, with additional states introducing legislation in each legislative session. This skill tracks the status of enacted laws, key provisions, effective dates, and substantive differences that drive multi-state compliance obligations.
| State | Law | Enacted | Effective | Enforcer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | CCPA/CPRA | 2018/2020 | 1 Jan 2020 / 1 Jan 2023 | CPPA + AG |
| Virginia | VCDPA | 2021 | 1 Jan 2023 | AG |
| Colorado | CPA | 2021 | 1 Jul 2023 | AG |
| Connecticut | CTDPA | 2022 | 1 Jul 2023 | AG |
| Utah | UCPA | 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | AG |
| Iowa | ICDPA | 2023 | 1 Jan 2025 | AG |
| Indiana | INCDPA | 2023 | 1 Jan 2026 | AG |
| Tennessee | TIPA | 2023 | 1 Jul 2025 | AG |
| Montana | MCDPA | 2023 | 1 Oct 2024 | AG |
| Texas | TDPSA | 2023 | 1 Jul 2024 | AG |
| Oregon | OCPA | 2023 | 1 Jul 2024 | AG |
| Delaware | DPDPA | 2023 | 1 Jan 2025 | AG |
| New Hampshire | NHPA | 2024 | 1 Jan 2025 | AG |
| New Jersey | NJDPA | 2024 | 15 Jan 2025 | AG |
| Nebraska | NDPA | 2024 | 1 Jan 2025 | AG |
| Minnesota | MCDPA | 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 | AG |
| Maryland | MODPA | 2024 | 1 Oct 2025 | AG |
| Rhode Island | RIDPA | 2024 | 1 Jan 2026 | AG |
| Kentucky | KCDPA | 2024 | 1 Jan 2026 | AG |
| Vermont | VDPA | 2024 | 1 Jul 2025 | AG |
States differ in what triggers applicability:
| Right | CA | VA | CO | CT | TX | OR | NJ | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Delete | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Correct | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Portability | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Opt-out of sale | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Opt-out of targeted ads | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Opt-out of profiling | N* | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Appeal right | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Private right of action | Y** | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
*California CPRA provides limited automated decision-making rights via regulations **California PRA limited to data breaches involving specified personal information
States increasingly recognise universal opt-out signals:
This tracker is updated by reviewing: