Eight state regulators have announced a bipartisan initiative to coordinate the implementation and enforcement of their privacy laws. The Consortium of Privacy Regulators includes the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) and state Attorneys General from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, and Oregon.

According to an announcement on the CPPA’s website, the Consortium’s goals include facilitating discussions on privacy law and protecting consumer privacy across jurisdictions. The CPPA notes that although each state has its own consumer privacy law, they share certain fundamental features such as rights to access, delete, and stop the sale of personal information, and similar obligations on businesses to protect consumer data.

“We’re proud to collaborate with states across the country to advance consistent, streamlined enforcement of privacy protections to address real-world privacy harms. The Consortium reflects this shared commitment—now and for the future.” – Michael Macko, CPPA’s head of enforcement

The CPPA has been one of the most active state agencies in the privacy arena. While this new initiative certainly signals more enforcement actions on the horizon, an inter-state coordinated effort may lead to some amount of uniformity and predictability amidst a patchwork regulatory framework.

You can read the CPPA’s announcement here: State Regulators Form Bipartisan Consortium to Collaborate on Privacy Issues