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United States of America: Signed California SB 362 on data brokers (DELETE Act)

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Signed California SB 362 on data brokers (DELETE Act)

On 10 October 2023, Senate Bill 362 (DELETE Act) was signed into law, amending Sections 1798.99.80, 1798.99.81, 1798.99.82 and 1798.99.84 of the Civil Code and adding Sections 1798.99.85, 1798.99.86, 1798.99.87 and 1798.99.89, to require data broker…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2023-02-08
under deliberation

On 8 February 2023, California State Senator Becker introduced Senate Bill 362 to amend Section 179…

2023-04-10
under deliberation

On 10 April 2023, the California State Senate provided some amendments to the proposal, introduced …

2023-05-31
under deliberation

On 31 May 2023, Senate Bill 362 to amend Section 1798.99.82 of the Civil Code relating to data brok…

2023-09-14
adopted

On 14 September 2023, Senate Bill 362 to amend Section 1798.99.82 of the Civil Code relating to dat…

2023-10-10
adopted

On 10 October 2023, Senate Bill 362 (DELETE Act) was signed into law, amending Sections 1798.99.80,…

2024-01-01
in grace period

On 1 January 2024, Senate Bill No. 362, the DELETE Act, entered into force following its signature …

2026-01-01
in force

By 1 January 2026, the accessible deletion mechanism obligation in Civil Code Section 1798.99.86(a)…

2026-08-01
in force

Beginning on 1 August 2026, the deletion-processing and access obligations in Civil Code Section 17…

2028-01-01
in force

Beginning on 1 January 2028, the mandatory audit obligations in Civil Code Section 1798.99.86(e), a…