Digital Privacy Lawsuit Protection
The House Committee on the Judiciary is reviewing this bill. It has not moved since September 3, 2026. The bill must receive a vote from this committee before it can proceed further.
While businesses support this, it faces heavy opposition from privacy groups and would override popular state-level consumer protections.
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The bill blocks lawsuits and enforcement actions against businesses that use cookies, tracking pixels, chatbots, and analytics for commercial purposes, ending exposure to wiretapping-style claims under laws like the California Invasion of Privacy Act. This removes a growing source of class-action litigation and settlement costs for online sellers and service providers who use standard web tools.
“The collection, processing, or disclosure of information or communications for a commercial purpose shall give rise to no claim or enforcement action under Federal or State law with respect to pen registers, wiretapping, trap and trace, or eavesdropping”
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
SB 690 would restrict private claims involving websites and apps under California's pen register law while leaving other CIPA causes of action intact. The nearly 60-year-old statute has increasingly been invoked against cookies and other online tracking technologies.
Lawmakers approved SB 690, which eliminates the private right of action for pen register and trap-and-trace claims under CIPA Section 638.51. The bill includes a two-year retroactivity provision that could lead to the dismissal of thousands of pending website tracking lawsuits.
No votes or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Halt Abusive Internet Lawsuits Act of 2026
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