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State Comprehensive Privacy Law Update - April 2025 #2

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While March featured a flurry of newly introduced comprehensive privacy bills, state legislatures now appear to be primarily focused on pushing existing proposals through the chambers. ...more

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Unpacking Proposed Amendments to Colorado's Privacy Act Rules

Approximately one year after the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) Rules went into effect, the Colorado Attorney General proposed draft amendments to reflect recent changes to the CPA. Recall that the CPA applies to "controllers"...more

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Hong Kong PDPO amended to criminalise doxxing

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Hong Kong’s personal data privacy law recently has been amended to introduce new provisions to combat doxxing acts which are intrusive to personal data privacy. This marks the first stage of the stream of proposed amendments...more

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

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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Modifications Under CCPA To Receipt of Consumer Requests

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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

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

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

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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

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California Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Amendments to the CCPA

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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

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

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

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Bill to Exclude Employees From CCPA Moves Through California Legislature

On May 29, 2019, the California State Assembly passed Assembly Bill 25. The bill now moves to the state senate for a vote....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

• 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

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

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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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Proposed Amendment To Expand CCPA Private Action Stalls

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Senate Bill 561, which would have generated even greater compliance challenges and litigation risk for businesses, has been held in committee and placed on suspense. This development effectively prevents the bill from...more

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Proposed Expansion of CCPA’s Private Right of Action Defeated in State Senate

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In April 2019, the California Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee rejected a proposal known commonly as the “Privacy for All Act” (AB-1760), which among other things would have provided a private right of...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

CCPA and IIPPA Update

Earlier this year, California legislators proposed A.B. 981 (“the proposal”), which, among other things, would have exempted insurance institutions, agents and support organizations (“insurers”) from many provisions of the...more

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Proposed Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act May Limit Scope of the Act

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Following the speedy enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA or Act) in June 2018, business and consumer advocates alike have been pressuring California lawmakers to clarify the many ambiguities raised by the...more

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Possible and Significant Changes Coming to the CCPA

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Enacted in June 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been criticized for its broad scope, the burdens it would impose on businesses, and its textual ambiguities. The legislation arose from a controversial...more

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Proposed CCPA Amendments Addressing Insurers (CCPA Meets IIPPA)

In response to numerous comments regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), on February 21, 2019, Assembly Member Tom Daly (D-CA 69th) proposed AB 981, designed to clarify the privacy protection laws applicable to...more

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Proposed Amendment to California Consumer Privacy Act Would Exclude Employees

As the January 1, 2020, effective date for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) draws closer, California lawmakers are still attempting to refine the law. In the latest proposed amendment, Assembly Bill 25, employees...more

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CCPA Carve-Out for Online Advertising? Proposed Amendment Exempts Certain Advertising Data from Do-Not-Sell Restrictions

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California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in September 2018, and the CCPA enters into force on January 1, 2020. One of the CCPA’s core elements is a right for consumers to know when a company is selling...more

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Proposed Bill Would Substantially Rewrite the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

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...On April 4, 2019, California Assembly Member Wicks proposed sweeping changes to bill AB 1760, effectively repealing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and replacing it with the Privacy for All Act of 2019...more

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CCPA: Proposed Amendments May Lead to Increased Headache for Businesses

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California’s data protection law is set to go into effect in early 2020, and California lawmakers continue to propose significant amendments that would substantively change material provisions of the law, including provisions...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

CCPA Amendment May Answer Employee Question

We’ve now presented two webinars (links will be posted ICYMI) on the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act, and have been talking with scores of clients about preparation and planning. One of the most frequently asked...more

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