HB 2606 — Concerning performance measures, duties, and reporting requirements for the office of privacy and data protection.
Signed into law — Chapter 9, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Barnard
- Introduced
- January 21, 2026
- Status
- C 9 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 9, 2026)
What this bill does
Modifies performance measures for the Office of Privacy and Data Protection (OPDP), adding agency improvements, public contacts, trainings, technical assistance requests, continuing education, and threshold analyses and privacy impact assessments completed; and removing reporting on data protection measures and consumer education efforts. Includes review of agency projects using artificial intelligence in the OPDP's primary duties. Removes requirement for the OPDP to report on telecommunications providers and infrastructure.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 11, 202689 yea · 6 nay · 3 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 202649 yea · 0 nay
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