AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DATA BROKERS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION.
Summary
This Act seeks to provide consumers with critical information about how their personal information is being used by data brokers. This Act requires data brokers to register with the Consumer Protection Unit of the Department of Justice and answer questions regarding their use of personal information that would be published online to inform consumers. A fee schedule is established based on the size of the data broker that would fund the enforcement of the statute. Entities or individuals who collect personal information but do not sell or license that personal data are not required to register. Registration only applies to data brokers who sell or license information. The Act prohibits acquiring or providing brokered personal information where it will be used for certain unlawful purposes, or where it was obtained through fraudulent means. The Act requires data brokers to protect brokered personal information.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 30, 2021
Last action May 5, 2022
Floor votes · House May 5, 2022
How they voted
26–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
May 5, 2022
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican15
86% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
4
May 5, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Banking, Business & Insurance Committee in Senate
upper
May 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed By House. Votes: 27 YES 13 NO 1 ABSENT
lower
May 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 2 to HB 262 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
May 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amendment HA 1 to HB 262 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
lower
May 4, 2022
Introduced
Amendment HA 2 to HB 262 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Apr 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Appropriations) in House with 4 On Its Merits
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Introduced
Amendment HA 1 to HB 262 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Appropriations Committee in House
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee (Technology & Telecommunications) in House with 4 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced
Assigned to Technology & Telecommunications Committee in House
lower
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
lower
7 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Darius Brown
DDemocratic
P
Krista Griffith
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Gay
DDemocratic
P
Paul Baumbach
DDemocratic
P
RB
Ruth Briggs King
RRepublican
P
Sherry Dorsey Walker
DDemocratic
P
Stephanie Hansen
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Carson
DDemocratic
Co
BC
Bruce C. Ennis
DDemocratic
Co
Debra Heffernan
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Morrison
DDemocratic
Co
Kendra Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Kim Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Larry Lambert
DDemocratic
Co
Madinah Wilson-Anton
DDemocratic
Co
Rae Moore
DDemocratic
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