# Connecticut SB 00004: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION.

Connecticut SB 00004, AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by General Law Committee; status signed, last action 2026-05-27 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut SB 00004
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-05-27, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: General Law Committee
- Cosponsors: 60
- Subjects: general law
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## 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.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New registration rules for data brokers: cost, low. 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…
- Free tool to delete broker-held data: mixed, medium. 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 l…
- Limits on personal-data pricing: mixed, medium. 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 th…
- More privacy rights for Connecticut consumers: mixed, medium. 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 informatio…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: General Law Committee
- Cosponsor: Anne M. Hughes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bob Duff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bob Godfrey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon Chafee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Catherine A. Osten (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ceci Maher (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine Cohen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cristin McCarthy Vahey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Gaiewski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Derek Slap (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dominique Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Douglas McCrory (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eilish Collins Main (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Farley Santos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregory Haddad (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Herron Gaston (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hubert D. Delany (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Iris N Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James J. Maroney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jan Hochadel (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Leeper (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joan V. Hartley (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John-Michael Parker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jorge Cabrera (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Josh Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Kushner (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kaitlyn Shake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kara Rochelle (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kate Farrar (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Larry Pemberton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laurie Sweet (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lucy Dathan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: MD Rahman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mae Flexer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marcus Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Martha Marx (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Martin Foncello (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Martin M. Looney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Welander (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. Lesser (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael "MJ" Shannon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas Menapace (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Gauthier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Norman Needleman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia Billie Miller (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Honig (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca Martinez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Renee LaMark Muir (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Lopes (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Roland J. Lemar (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keitt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Savet Constantine (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Travis Simms (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William Heffernan (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-17 | Senate | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-04-10 | Senate | JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | House Roll Call Vote 205 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | GL Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-02-11 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 144 | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-64, 2026-04-23: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00064-R00SB-00004-PA.PDF)
- File No. 285, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00004-R000285-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R04-SB.PDF)
- Committee Bill, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R01-SB.PDF)
- GL Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R02-SB.PDF)
- JUD Joint Favorable, 2026-03-16: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R03-SB.PDF)
- Proposed Bill, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00-SB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00APP-CV71-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 285: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00004-R000285-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for SB-4, as amended by Senate "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00004-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 285: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00004-R000285-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4076 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00004-R00LCO04076-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4531 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00004-R00LCO04531-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for SB-4, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4531): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00004-R01-FN.PDF)
- GL Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00GL-JFR.PDF)
- GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00GL-CV53-TS.PDF)
- GL Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00GL-CV22-TS.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 205 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00205-R00SB00004-HV.PDF)
- JUD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00JUD-CV155-TS.PDF)
- Senate LCO Amendment #4076 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04076-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 144: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00144-R00SB00004-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 4531 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00004-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-64: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00064-R02SB-00004-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-64 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00064-R00SB-00004-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 285 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026SB-00004-R000285-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R04-SB.PDF)
- [Committee Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R01-SB.PDF)
- [GL Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R02-SB.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R03-SB.PDF)
- [Proposed Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00-SB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00APP-CV71-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 285 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00004-R000285-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for SB-4, as amended by Senate "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00004-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 285 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00004-R000285-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4076 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00004-R00LCO04076-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4531 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00004-R00LCO04531-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for SB-4, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4531) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00004-R01-FN.PDF)
- [GL Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00GL-JFR.PDF)
- [GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00GL-CV53-TS.PDF)
- [GL Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00GL-CV22-TS.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 205 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00205-R00SB00004-HV.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- [JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00004-R00JUD-CV155-TS.PDF)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #4076 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04076-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 144 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00144-R00SB00004-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 4531 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00004-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-64 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00064-R02SB-00004-SUM.PDF)

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