Personal information: privacy: breach.
Summary
Existing law requires a person or business conducting business in California and any agency, as defined, that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information, as defined, to disclose a breach in the security of the data to a resident of California whose unencrypted personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, as specified. This bill would also require a person or business conducting business in California, and any agency, that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information to disclose a breach of the security of the data to a resident of California whose encrypted personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person and the encryption key or security credential was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person and the person, business, or agency that owns or licenses the encrypted information has a reasonable belief that the encryption key or security credential could render that personal information readable or useable.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Aug 2016
Assembly Passage
Jun 2016
Senate Passage
Aug 2016
Signed into Law
Sep 2016
Introduced Feb 19, 2016
Signed Sep 13, 2016
Floor votes · Senate Aug 24, 2016 · Assembly Jun 1, 2016
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Aug 24, 2016
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
9
Amendments
2
Sep 13, 2016
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor.
legislature
Aug 24, 2016
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-0)
senate
Aug 24, 2016
Lower · Passed
In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
lower
Aug 11, 2016
Upper · Passed
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 11).
upper
Aug 1, 2016
Committee
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
upper
Jun 22, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
upper
Jun 9, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on JUD.
upper
Jun 1, 2016
Assembly · Passed
Assembly Vote: pass (74-1)
assembly
May 27, 2016
Lower · Passed
Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.
lower
May 27, 2016
Introduced
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (May 27).
lower
Apr 20, 2016
Committee
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
lower
Apr 6, 2016
Committee
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 5). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
lower
Mar 14, 2016
Committee
Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
lower
Feb 21, 2016
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.
lower
Feb 19, 2016
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Chau
DDemocratic
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