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United States of America: Adopted California Assembly Bill No. 825 expanding the definition of genetic data

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Adopted California Assembly Bill No. 825 expanding the definition of genetic data

On 8 September 2021 Assembly Bill No. 825 ('AB 825') was adopted by California's Assembly. AB 825 amends sections 1798.29, 1798.81.5, and 1798.82 of the Civil Code relating to information privacy, expanding the definition of genetic data, to include…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2021-02-16
under deliberation

On 16 February 2021 Assembly Bill No. 825 ('AB 825') was introduced to the California Assembly. AB …

2021-09-08
adopted

On 8 September 2021 Assembly Bill No. 825 ('AB 825') was adopted by California's Assembly. AB 825 a…

2021-10-05
in grace period

The bill on personal information (AB 825) was signed into law on 5 October 2021 by California Gover…

2022-01-01
in force

The bill on personal information (AB 825) is implemented on 1 January 2022. The bill expands the de…