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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 4

AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PRIVACY AND PROTECTION.

Became law as Public Act 26-64, signed May 27, 2026, 112 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

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.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

23 co-sponsors

Martin M. Looney, Bob Duff, Saud Anwar, Jorge Cabrera, Christine Cohen, Mae Flexer, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Herron Gaston, Joan V. Hartley, Jan Hochadel, Paul Honig, Julie Kushner, Matthew L. Lesser, Rick Lopes, Ceci Maher, James J. Maroney, Martha Marx, Douglas McCrory, Patricia Billie Miller, Norman Needleman, Catherine A. Osten, MD Rahman, Derek Slap

In the House of Representatives

    37 co-sponsors

    Nicholas Menapace, Anthony L. Nolan, Travis Simms, Rebecca Martinez, Brandon Chafee, Kara Rochelle, Nick Gauthier, Hubert D. Delany, Kate Farrar, William Heffernan, Kaitlyn Shake, Lucy Dathan, Josh Elliott, Jennifer Leeper, Renee LaMark Muir, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Savet Constantine, Laurie Sweet, Marcus Brown, Sarah Keitt, Mary Welander, Anne M. Hughes, Roland J. Lemar, Tom Delnicki, Iris N. Sanchez, James Sanchez, Eilish Collins Main, John-Michael Parker, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Kenneth Gucker, Daniel Gaiewski, Larry Pemberton Jr., Bob Godfrey, Dominique Johnson, Gregory Haddad, Martin Foncello, Farley Santos

    Its course

    February 4 to May 27, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action37 actions on 20 days

    In the SenateFeb 4 to Apr 2378 days

    General Law CommitteeFeb 4 to Mar 1640 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 102 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 15 to Apr 172 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 23 to May 411 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 4 to May 1511 days

    With the GovernorMay 15 to May 2712 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 23 · Adopted May 4

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the Senate Feb 4 – Apr 23

    1. Feb 4Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
    2. Feb 25Drafted as a bill by General Law Committee
    3. Feb 26Sent to General Law Committee
    4. Feb 27Heard in General Law Committee
    5. Mar 16General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 8Sent to Judiciary Committee
    7. Apr 10Judiciary Committee recommended it
    8. Apr 15Sent to Appropriations Committee
    9. Apr 17Appropriations Committee recommended it
    10. Apr 23The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    11. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives Apr 23 – May 4

    1. Apr 23Sent to the House of Representatives
    2. May 4The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor May 14 – May 27

    1. May 14Numbered Public Act 26-64
    2. May 15Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 27Signed by the Governor
    All 37 actions, as published
    1. Feb 4REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 11Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Feb 25DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Mar 16Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Mar 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Mar 26REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 1RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    11. Apr 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    12. Apr 1FILE NO.Both houses
    13. Apr 8IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMM. ONSenate
    14. Apr 10Joint FavorableBoth houses
    15. Apr 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    16. Apr 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    17. Apr 13NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    18. Apr 13FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    19. Apr 15REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    20. Apr 15IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEESenate
    21. Apr 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
    22. Apr 17FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    23. Apr 17RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    24. Apr 20NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    25. Apr 20FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    26. Apr 23SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    27. Apr 23SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    28. Apr 23RULES SUSPENDED,TRANS.TO HOUSESenate
    29. Apr 23FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    30. Apr 23HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    31. May 4HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    32. May 4HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    33. May 4IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    34. May 14PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    35. May 15TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    36. May 15TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    37. May 27SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor