United States of America: Bill amending the Civil Code to include a provision on customer notification for data breaches was signed by California Governor

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Bill amending the Civil Code to include a provision on customer notification for data breaches was signed by California Governor

On 3 October 2025, the Bill amending the Civil Code to include a provision on customer notification for data breaches was signed by the Governor of California. The Bill applies to all individuals and businesses handling Californians’ personal data. …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2025-02-18
under deliberation

On 18 February 2025, the Bill amending the Civil Code to include a provision on customer notificati…

2025-05-28
under deliberation

On 28 May 2025, the Bill amending the Civil Code to include a provision on customer notification fo…

2025-08-28
adopted

On 28 August 2025, the Bill amending the Civil Code to include a provision on customer notification…

2025-10-03
adopted

On 3 October 2025, the Bill amending the Civil Code to include a provision on customer notification…

2026-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2026, the Law on Data Breaches: Customer Notification (SB 446) enters into force, amen…