BSA tracked more than 1,850 new bills in 2023 in all 50 states and Washington, DC across multiple issue areas including comprehensive privacy, artificial intelligence (AI)/automated decision making, procurement, digital transformation, platform regulation, cybersecurity, right to repair, and autorenewal. Read more

States continued to address various cybersecurity concerns, focusing primarily on public sector concerns. Top public sector concerns in state legislatures were breach notification bills, improving intergovernmental cooperation, updating protocols, and tackling ransomware. Read more

BSA │ The Software Alliance supports strong privacy protections for consumers. BSA appreciates the Committee's interest in protecting consumer data privacy in the Commonwealth. In BSA’s federal and state advocacy, we work to advance legislation that ensures consumers’ rights — and the obligations imposed on businesses — function in a world where different types of companies play different roles in handling consumers’ personal data. Read more

BSA │ The Software Alliance supports strong privacy protections for consumers and appreciates your work to improve consumer privacy through AB466, relating to consumer data protection. In our federal and state advocacy, BSA works to advance legislation that ensures consumers’ rights — and the obligations imposed on businesses — function in a world where different types of companies play different roles in handling consumers’ personal data. Read more