Colorado Strengthens its Consumer Data Protection Law

Back in January, Colorado lawmakers on both sides of the aisle introduced a groundbreaking new bill requiring “reasonable security procedures and practices” for protecting personal identifying information, limiting the time frame to notify affected Colorado residents and the Attorney General of a data breach, and imposing data disposal rules, HB 1128. Now, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has signed the bill into law, marking Colorado as a leader in data protection. The new law will take effect September 1, 2018, and has significant implications for certain private and public sector entities in Colorado. HB 1128 was sponsored by Rep. Cole Wist (R), Rep. Jeff Bridges (D), Senator Kent Lambert (R) and Senator Lois Court (D), and was passed unanimously by the Legislature, signifying the bipartisan understanding that, in today’s climate, data security is a key issue that must be addressed. Nonetheless, the bill was initially met with opposition by large…

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