On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the New York Health Information Privacy Act (“NYHIPA”). While NYHIPA bore similarities to Washington’s My Health My Data Act (“MHMD”) and Nevada’s Health Privacy Law (“SB 370”), it had several provisions that would have raised novel compliance and legal questions.Continue Reading New York Governor Vetoes Restrictive Health Privacy Law
Natalie Maas
Natalie is an associate in the firm’s San Francisco office, where she is a member of the Food, Drug, and Device, and Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Groups. She advises pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and food companies on a broad range of regulatory and compliance issues.
Natalie also maintains an active pro bono practice, with a particular focus on health care and reproductive rights.
End-of-Year 2025 State and Federal Developments in Minors’ Privacy
Since our mid-year recap on minors’ privacy legislation, several significant developments have emerged in the latter half of 2025. We recap the notable developments below.Continue Reading End-of-Year 2025 State and Federal Developments in Minors’ Privacy
U.S. Senate Introduces the Health Information Privacy Reform Act
On November 4, 2025, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (“HELP”) Committee, introduced the Health Information Privacy Reform Act (“HIPRA”). HIPRA seeks to extend protections similar to those provided under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and its implementing regulations (collectively, “HIPAA”) to certain health information collected by entities not currently regulated by HIPAA. HIPRA also proposes modifications and calls for guidance related to certain existing provisions of HIPAA as well as Part 2 (related to substance use disorder medical history).Continue Reading U.S. Senate Introduces the Health Information Privacy Reform Act
California Attorney General Announces $530,000 CCPA Settlement with Sling TV
On October 30, 2025, California Attorney General Bonta announced a $530,000 settlement related to allegations that Sling TV, an internet-based live TV service, violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Unfair Competition Law. This is the first enforcement action arising from the California Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) investigative sweep of streaming services and connected TVs, which was announced in January 2024.Continue Reading California Attorney General Announces $530,000 CCPA Settlement with Sling TV
California Privacy Agency Fines Tractor Supply $1.35 Million Over CCPA Violations
On September 30, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“Agency”) announced a decision and $1.35 million fine to resolve allegations that Tractor Supply Co. (“Tractor Supply”) violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The settlement comes after the Agency filed a petition to enforce an investigative subpoena against Tractor Supply. In addition to imposing the Agency’s largest fine to date, the settlement also marks the Agency’s first enforcement action related to job applicant personal data. Similar to the enforcement actions against American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Todd Snyder, Inc., the Agency continues to focus on how businesses facilitate consumer rights under the CCPA.Continue Reading California Privacy Agency Fines Tractor Supply $1.35 Million Over CCPA Violations
Congress Introduces Neural Data Bill
On September 24, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduced the Management of Individuals’ Neural Data (“MIND”) Act of 2025, which would require the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to conduct a study and provide a report examining the governance of “neural…
Continue Reading Congress Introduces Neural Data BillCalifornia Attorney General Announces $1.55M CCPA Settlement with Healthline.com
On July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Bonta announced a $1.55 million settlement, pending court approval, related to allegations that Healthline.com, a website where consumers can read informational articles about medical and health topics, violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and the California Unfair Competition Law.Continue Reading California Attorney General Announces $1.55M CCPA Settlement with Healthline.com
State and Federal Developments in Minors’ Privacy in 2025
2025 has been another active year for children’s and teens’ privacy legislation. This post recaps notable developments and trends thus far in 2025. Our summaries from 2023 and 2024 can be found here and here.
App Store Laws
A new trend in 2025 has been legislation targeting app store…
Continue Reading State and Federal Developments in Minors’ Privacy in 2025Connecticut Legislature Amends Its Privacy Statute
On June 24, 2025, the Connecticut governor signed SB 1295, which amends the state’s comprehensive privacy statute, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (“CTDPA”). SB 1295 takes effect on July 1, 2026.Continue Reading Connecticut Legislature Amends Its Privacy Statute
Multiple States Enact Genetic Privacy Legislation in a Busy Start to 2025
Since the beginning of 2025, there have been a flurry of bills introduced at the state and federal level related to genetic privacy, which follows a similar trend over the past several years. These bills have focused on a range of issues, including general genetic privacy, national security implications of “foreign adversaries” accessing genetic information, the privacy practices of direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) genetic testing companies, and the transfer of genetic data as part of bankruptcy proceedings, among others. We summarize a subset of such bills moving through state and federal legislatures below.Continue Reading Multiple States Enact Genetic Privacy Legislation in a Busy Start to 2025