The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a state statute intended to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of the state of California in the United States. The bill was passed by the California State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, on June 28, 2018, to amend Part 4 of Division 3 of the California Civil Code. Officially called AB-375, the act was introduced by Ed Chau, member of the California State Assembly, and State Senator Robert Hertzberg. Amendments to the CCPA, in the form of Senate Bill 1121, were passed on September 13, 2018. Additional substantive amendments were signed into law on October 11, 2019. The CCPA became effective on January 1, 2020. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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EraSourced to the subject's own accountSigned into law June 28, 2018 (AB-375); effective January 1, 2020; amended and expanded by the California Privacy Rights Act (Proposition 24) in November 2020. 1 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountCalifornia State Legislature (AB-375), signed by Governor Jerry Brown. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountState of California, United States; applies to businesses handling the personal information of California residents. 1 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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CPRA amended and expanded the CCPA, effective 2023
both are landmark US state-level privacy statutes filling the gap left by no comprehensive federal law; CCPA/CPRA sensitive-personal-information definition covers biometric data as BIPA does
Virginia law was closely modeled on the structure of the CCPA/CPRA
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United States state statute, within the common law tradition.
Source Major Legal Systems in the World TodayRene David and John E.C. Brierley
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1. California Consumer Privacy Act (Wikipedia)
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a state statute intended to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of the state of California in the United States. The bill was passed by the California State Legislature and signed into law by the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, on June 28, 2018, to amend Part 4 of Division 3 of the California Civil Code. Officially called AB-375, the act was introduced by Ed Chau, member of the California State Assembly, and State Senator Robert Hertzberg.
Amendments to the CCPA, in the form of Senate Bill 1121, were passed on September 13, 2018. Additional substantive amendments were signed into law on October 11, 2019. The CCPA became effective on January 1, 2020.
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signed into law by the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, on June 28, 2018
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a state statute intended to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of the state of California in the United States.
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Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985In Legal System: Law of the United States
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