ConnecticutSB 000042026 Regular SessionSenateWALLET

AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION.

Sponsored By: General Law Committee

Signed by Governor

Summary

To (1) provide for the registration of data brokers, (2) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to establish an accessible deletion mechanism program, (3) require manufacturers to affix tariff cost estimates to new automobiles, (4) require disclosures regarding the use of personalized algorithmic pricing, (5) amend the Connecticut Data Privacy Act by (A) defining "facial recognition technology", (B) redefining "publicly available information", (C) eliminating the entity-level exemption for certain processing decisions concerning employment, (D) providing consumers with additional rights concerning certain profiling decisions, (E) prohibiting the sale, sharing, transfer or allowance of access to precise geolocation data, and (F) establishing new requirements concerning facial recognition technology, and (6) requiring certain state and municipal contracts to restrict the sale, sharing, transfer or allowance of access to automated license plate reader information.

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Free tool to delete broker-held data

The state must create a free, accessible data-deletion tool by July 1, 2028. Starting October 1, 2028, brokers must check it at least every 45 days and delete data for verified requests. You can update a request no more than once every 45 days or exclude specific brokers. Some data can remain for listed legal, safety, security, research, and business purposes; brokers must publicly report on requests starting July 1, 2029.

Limits on personal-data pricing

Starting October 1, 2026, covered sellers and delivery services cannot set a consumer-specific price using personal data. Exceptions include certain customer-retention, cost-based, timing, and loyalty discounts. Qualifying loyalty discounts must be posted online and offered to everyone who meets the terms. Covered online price displays must also disclose when a price was increased using a price-setting device; discounted prices are excluded from that rule.

More privacy rights for Connecticut consumers

Starting October 1, 2026, Connecticut consumers can ask covered businesses to delete certain public-profile data. Businesses cannot use personal data for an unrelated new purpose without consent or sell precise location data, with limited exceptions. The law narrows what counts as public information and limits certain on-site facial recognition, including signs and rules for matching images. Some activities remain exempt, including certain federally regulated financial and credit uses, covered health entities, and listed types of data sales.

New registration rules for data brokers

Starting January 1, 2027, data brokers must register before selling or licensing covered personal data in Connecticut. Registration and each annual renewal cost $2,500, and brokers must follow limits on data sales. Brokers must pay for independent deletion-practice audits every three years starting July 1, 2031, and keep audit records for at least six years. The state can impose penalties of up to $200 per day for covered violations, after notice and a hearing.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • General Law Committee

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

  • Anne M. Hughes

    Democratic • House

  • Anthony L. Nolan

    Democratic • House

  • Bob Duff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Bob Godfrey

    Democratic • House

  • Brandon Chafee

    Democratic • House

  • Catherine A. Osten

    Democratic • Senate

  • Ceci Maher

    Democratic • Senate

  • Christine Cohen

    Democratic • Senate

  • Cristin McCarthy Vahey

    Democratic • House

  • Daniel Gaiewski

    Democratic • House

  • Derek Slap

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dominique Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Douglas McCrory

    Democratic • Senate

  • Eilish Collins Main

    Democratic • House

  • Farley Santos

    Democratic • House

  • Gregory Haddad

    Democratic • House

  • Herron Gaston

    Democratic • Senate

  • Hubert D. Delany

    Democratic • House

  • Iris N Sanchez

    Democratic • House

  • James J. Maroney

    Democratic • Senate

  • James Sanchez

    Democratic • House

  • Jan Hochadel

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jennifer Leeper

    Democratic • House

  • Joan V. Hartley

    Democratic • Senate

  • John-Michael Parker

    Democratic • House

  • Jorge Cabrera

    Democratic • Senate

  • Josh Elliott

    Democratic • House

  • Julie Kushner

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kaitlyn Shake

    Democratic • House

  • Kara Rochelle

    Democratic • House

  • Kate Farrar

    Democratic • House

  • Kenneth Gucker

    Democratic • House

  • Larry Pemberton

    Democratic • House

  • Laurie Sweet

    Democratic • House

  • Lucy Dathan

    Democratic • House

  • MD Rahman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mae Flexer

    Democratic • Senate

  • Marcus Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Martha Marx

    Democratic • Senate

  • Martin Foncello

    Republican • House

  • Martin M. Looney

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mary Welander

    Democratic • House

  • Matthew L. Lesser

    Democratic • Senate

  • Michael "MJ" Shannon

    Democratic • House

  • Nicholas Menapace

    Democratic • House

  • Nick Gauthier

    Democratic • House

  • Norman Needleman

    Democratic • Senate

  • Patricia Billie Miller

    Democratic • Senate

  • Paul Honig

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rebecca Martinez

    Democratic • House

  • Renee LaMark Muir

    Democratic • House

  • Rick Lopes

    Democratic • Senate

  • Roland J. Lemar

    Democratic • House

  • Sarah Keitt

    Democratic • House

  • Saud Anwar

    Democratic • Senate

  • Savet Constantine

    Democratic • House

  • Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox

    Democratic • Senate

  • Tom Delnicki

    Republican • House

  • Travis Simms

    Democratic • House

  • William Heffernan

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/17/2026

APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/10/2026

JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)

Yes: 0 • No: 0

House vote • 2/11/2026

House Roll Call Vote 205 AS AMENDED

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/11/2026

GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/11/2026

GL Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/11/2026

Senate Roll Call Vote 144

Yes: 0 • No: 0

Bill Text

  • Public Act No. 26-64

    4/23/2026

  • File No. 285

    4/1/2026

  • APP Joint Favorable

    3/16/2026

  • Committee Bill

    3/16/2026

  • GL Joint Favorable Substitute

    3/16/2026

  • JUD Joint Favorable

    3/16/2026

  • Proposed Bill

    2/4/2026

  • APP Joint Fav. Rpt

  • APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)

  • Bill Analysis For File Copy 285

  • Bill Analysis for SB-4, as amended by Senate "A"

  • Fiscal Note For File Copy 285

  • Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4076 (See Fiscal Note Details)

  • Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4531 (See Fiscal Note Details)

  • Fiscal Note for SB-4, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4531)

  • GL Joint Fav. Rpt

  • GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)

  • GL Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)

  • House Roll Call Vote 205 AS AMENDED

  • JUD Joint Fav. Rpt

  • JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)

  • Senate LCO Amendment #4076 (D)

  • Senate Roll Call Vote 144

  • Senate Schedule A LCO# 4531 (D)

  • Summary for Public Act No. 26-64

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