Scope: State (Massachusetts)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: September 25, 2025
S 2516, an act establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act, was reported with a new draft substituted as S 2608 on September 25, 2025. The measure addresses handling and disclosure of personal data, including in the context of immigration enforcement.
Constitutional basis: Ordinary state legislative drafting power over privacy regulation; bill not enacted and still moving through its own process with no outcome yet.