N.J. Assembly Panel Supports Data Broker Registry

New Jersey lawmakers merged two data broker bills at a livestreamed hearing Thursday. The Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee voted unanimously to advance a committee substitute that combines A-4811 and A-5254 and would require a state data broker registry. A-4811 sponsor Assemblymember William Moen (D) will sponsor the combined bill, said his legislative director, Kyle Hanson. That there were two bills on the same subject shows it’s “crucial” to act, Moen told the committee: He pledged to work with stakeholders on the bill over “the next few months.”