Data brokers; regulation, civil penalties.

Regulation of data brokers; civil penalties. Prohibits a person from acquiring personally identifiable information, defined in the bill, through fraudulent means or acquiring and using such information for the purpose of (i) stalking or harassing another person; (ii) committing a fraud, including identity theft, financial fraud, or email fraud; or (iii) engaging in unlawful discrimination, including employment discrimination or housing discrimination. The bill requires a data broker, defined in …

Source: OpenStates · fetched February 9, 2026

• Low-income / working-classindirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Protection from fraud and harassment, as the bill prohibits the use of acquired personally identifiable information for fraudulent purposes or for stalking and harassment.

  “Prohibits a person from acquiring personally identifiable information, defined in the bill, through fraudulent means or acquiring and using such information for the purpose of (i) stalking or harassing another person; (ii) committing a fraud, including identity theft, financial fraud, or email fraud;”· Regulation of data brokers; civil penalties.

• Housing-insecureindirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Protection from unlawful discrimination in housing, as the bill prohibits the use of acquired personally identifiable information for unlawful discrimination, including housing discrimination.

  “or (iii) engaging in unlawful discrimination, including employment discrimination or housing discrimination.”· Regulation of data brokers; civil penalties.