UPDATE

SD 1726, An Act establishing the Massachusetts Information Privacy Act, was filed on February 18, 2021.

HD 3847, An Act relative to data privacy, was filed in the state house.

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Massachusetts Senate Bill S.120, submitted in 2019, looked to write legislation regarding consumer data privacy.  As part of the bill’s discussion, Order S.2534 was issued:

“Ordered, That the committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure be authorized and directed to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents numbered 98, 100, 106, 108, 109, 115, 118, 120, 121, 122, 124, 126, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 138, 141, 142, 144, 148, 155, 157, 158, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 176, 177, 180, 181, 183, 184, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 196, and 198 relative to consumer protection and professional licensure issues.”