California Amends Consumer Data Privacy Act, but Leaves Material Provisions Unchanged and Questions Unanswered
Update: the Governor of California, signed Senate Bill 1121 on September 23, 2018, ratifying the amendments described below.
On August 31, 2018, the California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 1121, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). The CCPA, which contains the broadest consumer data privacy protections in the country, was hastily passed in June to forestall an advocacy group from putting a more restrictive bill before voters in a November referendum.