Mississippi Senate Bill 2500

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Consumer Data Protection Act; To Define Terms; To Provide The Scope Of Protection And Exemptions Of This Act; To Provide That This Act Applies To Certain Persons Conducting Business Within The State; To Exempt Certain Data From This Act; To Provide That A Consumer May Invoke The Consumer Rights Authorized Pursuant To This Act At Any Time By Submitting A Request To A Data Controller Through A Specified Procedure; To Require A Data Controller To Respond To A Consumer Without Undue Delay; To Require A Data Controller To Establish An Appeal Process For A Consumer To Appeal The Data Controller's Refusal To Take Action On A Request Within A Reasonable Period Of Time After The Consumer's Receipt Of The Decision; To Require A Data Controller To Adopt And Implement Reasonable Administrative, Technical, And Physical Data Security Practices To Protect The Confidentiality, Integrity, And Accessibility Of Personal Data; To Require The Data Controller To Provide Consumers With A Reasonably Accessible, Clear, And Meaningful Privacy Notice; To Provide That If A Controller Sells A Consumer's Personal Data To Third Parties Or Engages In Targeted Advertising, The Data Controller Must Provide Clear And Conspicuous Notice To A Consumer; To Require Data Processors To Assist Data Controllers In Duties Required By This Act; To Provide That The Obligations Imposed On A Data Controller Or Data Processor Under This Act Shall Not Restrict A Controller's Or Processor's Ability To Collect, Use, Or Retain Certain Data; To Provide That The Obligations Imposed On A Data Controller Or Data Processor Under This Act Shall Not Apply Where Compliance By The Data Controller Or Data Processor Would Violate An Evidentiary Privilege Under The Laws Of The State; To Provide That This Act Shall Not Require A Data Controller, Data Processor, Third Party, Or Consumer To Disclose Trade Secrets; To Provide That The Attorney General Shall Have Exclusive Authority To Enforce This Act; To Provide Civil Penalties For Violation Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Consumer Data Protection Act; enact.

Sen. Bart Williams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	Senate	Died In Committee
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2500.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2500-2599/SB2500IN.htm