As technology advances at breakneck speed, it’s leaving our privacy laws in the dust. As a result, corporations and governments can often gain easy access to ordinary citizens’ personal data, without our knowledge and consent.

On January 20, 2016, a diverse coalition of elected officials and citizens from across the country came together to demand a privacy upgrade. This coordinated, bipartisan effort introduced bills in 16 states and the District of Columbia to empower Americans, from Hawaii to New Hampshire and in between, to take control of their personal privacy in the digital age. As this nationwide privacy push clearly demonstrates, where Congress is unwilling or unable to act to protect Americans’ privacy, the states are more than willing to step up and fill the void.

Hover over the blue states to see the bills introduced in each one. Click on each one to see more information.