Texas will see changes to its breach notification law, but comprehensive privacy legislation at the state level will not occur until 2021 at the earliest. This year, two privacy bills were introduced in the Texas legislature. House Bill 4518 (modeled on the California Consumer Privacy Act) did not pass in any form. The other bill,
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Changes in State Data Privacy Laws to Become Effective Soon
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This post was also written by Frederick Lah.
We previously reported on Texas House Bill 300 that was signed into law last year. The new law presents stricter requirements for health privacy and data breach notification obligations. That law is set to become effective September 1, 2012. Two types of entities will…