Personal information: privacy.
Summary
Existing law requires any agency, and any person or business conducting business in California, that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, as defined, to disclose in specified ways, any breach of the security of the system or data, as defined, following discovery or notification of the security breach, to any California resident whose unencrypted personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person. This bill would require any agency, person, or business that is required to issue a security breach notification pursuant to existing law to fulfill certain additional requirements pertaining to the security breach notification, as specified. The bill would also require any agency, person, or business that is required to issue a security breach notification to more than 500 California residents pursuant to existing law to electronically submit a single sample copy of that security breach notification to the Attorney General, as specified. The bill would also incorporate additional changes made by the Governor's Reorganization Plan.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2008
Committee Review
Aug 2009
Senate Passage
Apr 2009
Assembly Passage
Sep 2009
Vetoed
Oct 2009
Introduced Dec 1, 2008
Vetoed Oct 11, 2009
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2009 · Assembly Sep 1, 2009
How they voted
25–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Apr 27, 2009
D
Democratic22
95% Yea
R
Republican13
46% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
4
Oct 11, 2009
Vetoed
In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)
upper
Oct 11, 2009
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor.
upper
Sep 4, 2009
Introduced
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 31. Noes 7. Page 2202.) To enrollment.
upper
Sep 1, 2009
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (43-11-7)
assembly
Aug 24, 2009
Lower · Passed
(Heard in committee on August 19.)
lower
Aug 24, 2009
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.)
lower
Jul 15, 2009
Lower · Passed
Hearing postponed by committee.
lower
Jul 7, 2009
Committee
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Jul 6, 2009
Lower · Passed
(Heard in committee on June 30.)
lower
Jul 6, 2009
Lower · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 3.)
lower
Apr 27, 2009
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-7-3)
senate
Apr 13, 2009
Upper · Passed
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
upper
Mar 4, 2009
Committee
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Mar 3, 2009
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 3. Noes 2. Page 187.)
upper
Feb 17, 2009
Upper · Passed
Hearing postponed by committee.
upper
Dec 1, 2008
Introduced
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joseph Simitian
DDemocratic
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