Key point: Last week, Maine’s consumer data privacy bill stalled in the House, while Kentucky’s legislature passed a bill to amend the commonwealth’s consumer data privacy law.

Below is the 12th update on the status of proposed state privacy legislation in 2026. This post covers updates on proposed bills dealing with consumer data privacy, children’s privacy, biometric privacy, data brokers, and consumer health data privacy. As always, the contents provided below are time-sensitive and subject to change.