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Massachusetts S45 would add G.L. Chapter 93M (Massachusetts Data Privacy Act) and Chapter 93N (location data), with an opt-out of profiling used for automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. Referred to committee February 27, 2025; on May 12, 2025 it was folded into new draft S2516 (reported to Senate Ways and Means that day; replaced by S2608 on September 25, 2025).
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill has not been enacted. If enacted, businesses processing residents' data would face profiling opt-out duties, Attorney General penalties and private lawsuits.
Key provisions
- Small-entity exclusion: average annual revenue not above $20,000,000 and data of no more than 25,000 individuals; large data holders have $200,000,000 or more in revenue.
- Biometric data includes a map or scan of hand or face geometry; a high-impact social media company has $3,000,000,000 or more in revenue and 300,000,000 monthly active users.
- Individuals may opt out of profiling used for automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects (Section 10(d)).
- Private right of action against covered entities, service providers and large-data-holder third parties; Attorney General penalties not less than 0.15% of global revenue or $15,000 per violation, up to 4% or $20,000,000.
- No cure period; takes effect 1 year after enactment. The text does not use the term artificial intelligence.
Latest legislative action
May 12, 2025. Accompanied a new draft, see S2516
Sponsors (showing 5 of 28)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Harriette L. Chandler | Primary |
| Jennifer L. Flanagan | Primary |
| Michael O. Moore | Primary |
| Ryan C. Fattman R | Primary |
| Adam Gomez | Cosponsor |
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