February may have the fewest days, but this month certainly is not short on legislative activity pertinent to the insights community, including comprehensive privacy bills, data security legislation, new taxes on the industry, liability limitation for COVID-19-related exposure, new leadership to oversee the census, and new rules for determining independent contractor status. Changes are also in the works for California A.B. 2257.

Legislation that would have restricted telephone survey research by or for a Missouri state government agency has been defeated.

(From the American Statistical Association, the Marketing Research Association and the Association for Public Data Users)

Missouri Senator Scott T. Rupp (R-02) reintroduced S.B.

Missouri Senator Rupp's S.B.

With the departure of sponsor Rep. Jake Zimmerman (D-83) to run for St. Louis County Assessor, Missouri H.B.

- Senator Jane Cunningham (R-07) introduced S.B.

After a tumultuous election season, MRA reflects on the departure of some legislators who have sponsored legislation that threatened the research profession:

Physician Incentives

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