SPONSOR: Veit
This bill amends the Personal Privacy Protection Act by specifying that a person or entity may only bring a civil action for appropriate relief alleging a violation of that person's or entity's personal privacy.
This bill exempts from the Personal Privacy Protection Act:
(1) Personal information a person or nonprofit submits or has previously submitted to a public agency for the purpose of seeking or obtaining, including acting on behalf of another to seek or obtain, a contract, grant, permit, license, benefit, tax credit, incentive, status, or any other similar item, including a renewal of such item;
(2) Disclosure of personal information amongst law enforcement agencies pursuant to an active investigation;
(3) Disclosures of personal information voluntarily made as part of public comment or in a public meeting;
(4) Disclosure of personal information to a labor union or employees association regarding employees in a bargaining unit represented by such union or association; or
(5) Disclosure of personal information voluntarily provided for the purpose of public outreach, marketing, education, or other public-facing communications intended to show appreciation, inform, or educate.
This bill contains an emergency clause.
Statutes affected: