California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Data Privacy, Proposed Amendments

Proposed State Privacy Law Update: March 7, 2022

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/7/2022

Keypoint: This week the Utah legislature passed the Utah Consumer Privacy Act, the Florida House passed HB 9, there was activity with bills in Connecticut, Nebraska and Washington, and Virginia lawmakers have now passed four...more

Proposed State Privacy Law Update: Jan. 24, 2022

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/24/2022

Keypoint: This week lawmakers introduced new bills in Mississippi, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania, held hearings in Alaska and Washington, and scheduled hearings for the coming week in Alaska, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, and...more

Steps to Take in 2022 To Prepare for New State Privacy Laws

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/19/2022

Privacy In Focus®- The last several years have seen major developments in state privacy laws. While Congress remains gridlocked on the federal privacy front, states enacted omnibus data privacy bills that will impact...more

California Privacy Rights Act: Latest Update, Impact and Next Steps

Polsinelli on 7/4/2020

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is a ballot initiative that, if passed in November, will significantly amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more

California Initiative To Amend State Privacy Law Qualifies For November Ballot

Fisher Phillips on 6/26/2020

California’s landmark privacy law could soon be amended with updated compliance burdens for employers – and it will be up to voters statewide to determine whether these changes take effect. An amendment to the California...more

Florida’s Proposed Privacy Legislation: An In-Depth Analysis for Corporate Counsel

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 1/28/2020

The Florida Senate and House of Representatives are considering two bills (SB 1670 and HB 963) that, if adopted, will amend Florida law to create the state’s first comprehensive privacy law (though they do not go nearly as...more

New CCPA amendments bring clarity prior to the January 1, 2020 deadline

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 11/18/2019

In the run-up to January 1, 2020, the California legislature and Attorney General are rushing to provide clarity to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) - and businesses are rushing to interpret and implement...more

Modifications Under CCPA To Receipt of Consumer Requests

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/4/2019

One of the CCPA amendments that has gone to the governor’s desk is AB 1564, which addresses the methods companies must make available to consumers to exercise their rights under CCPA. Businesses which operate exclusively...more

The End of the California Legislative Session: Which CCPA Amendments Passed?

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/18/2019

With the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) rapidly approaching, all eyes have been on the California legislature’s consideration of a robust suite of amendments that would...more

California Legislature Adopts Five Amendments to CCPA, But Largely Rejects Industry Efforts

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/17/2019

On September 13, 2019—the last day of the legislative session—California lawmakers approved five amendments intended to clarify the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), but rejected several...more

Tracking Potential CCPA Changes: Proposed Amendments Amended

Fox Rothschild LLP on 9/13/2019

Three proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act were themselves amended on September 6. Here is a summary of the major changes, with links to the current version of each proposed amendment: Until 1/1/2021...more

Shooting at a Moving Target: The Continuing Saga of Possible CCPA Amendments

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 9/6/2019

Six bills proposing various changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continue to move through the state’s legislature, and are likely to come up for a final floor vote imminently. None of the proposed amendments...more

More Changes Pending For California’s Data Protection Laws

Epiq on 7/29/2019

On February 21, 2019, California Assembly Bill 1130 came before the legislature. The bill would amend the state’s data breach notification law, which requires organizations to alert individuals after certain categories of...more

California Consumer Privacy Act Update: Ongoing Efforts by the Attorney General and California Senate To Refine the CCPA Through...

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 7/19/2019

As required by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”), the California Attorney General’s Office (the “AG”) is hard at work crafting regulations related to the CCPA to be implemented by July 1, 2020. The...more

Potential Changes to the CCPA; California Senate Considers Amendments

Alston & Bird on 7/17/2019

On April 30, we detailed several proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) that were advancing in the State Assembly....more

California Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Amendments to the CCPA

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/11/2019

At what has been described as a marathon hearing that lasted late into the night of July 9, the California Senate Judiciary Committee advanced several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), but major...more

Privacy and Data Security Alert | July 2019

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. on 7/10/2019

The Legal 500 Adds Shook to Top Rankings in Cyber Law- The Legal 500 United States has again recognized Shook, Hardy & Bacon as one of the premier litigation firms in the country, giving top marks to a variety of practices,...more

Is the CCPA proliferating? A midyear data privacy legislative round-up

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 6/7/2019

While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its potential amendments are still a top concern for businesses, other states are showing that they will not be left behind when it comes to enhanced privacy legislation....more

Where Are We Now? – Taking Stock of CCPA Amendments after May 31 Legislative Deadline

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 6/5/2019

• May 31, 2019, was the deadline for the California Legislature to pass bills out of the chamber in which they were introduced. Several measures proposing amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) passed the...more

AB 25 Passes the California Assembly – and Excludes Employee Information from Coverage under the California Consumer Privacy Act...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 6/3/2019

On May 29, 2019, the California Assembly took a major step to rationalize the coverage of the CCPA by excluding employee information from the definition of “consumer.” Specifically, the term “consumer” was amended to exclude...more

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