Ore. Privacy Bill Advances to Floor

An Oregon privacy bill cleared the Ways and Means joint committee and may go to the Senate floor. The panel unanimously supported SB-619 with a short amendment. "There are a couple things in the bill I'm not happy about, but ... it is a great step forward,” said co-sponsor Rep. Paul Holvey (D) at a webcast meeting Wednesday. Holvey said he has concerns about how individual consumers will be able to recover remedies for harm caused by violations. The bill initially included a private right of action, but a Senate panel removed it last month, leaving the attorney general as the proposed law’s sole enforcer (see 2304040042).