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United States of America: Entry into force with grace period of California Bill No. 825 expanding the definition of genetic data

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Entry into force with grace period of California Bill No. 825 expanding the definition of genetic data

The bill on personal information (AB 825) was signed into law on 5 October 2021 by California Governor Newsom. The bill expands the definition of personal information to include genetic data and outlines the elements and characteristics that have to…

Scope

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

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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…