Tribune News Service reports that New Mexico will not become the newest U.S. state with a data breach notification law after the Senate Judiciary Committee twice voted not to send the proposed bill to the floor. New Mexico is currently one of three U.S. states without data breach laws. The state’s House had unanimously approved the bill in February, and another state Senate committee also unanimously approved it earlier in March. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. William Rehm (R-Albuquerque), said, “The comments appeared to be it was too industry-friendly for the attorneys on the committee.”
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