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CA AB566
Bill
Status
10/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Josh Lowenthal
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AI Summary
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Requires businesses that develop or maintain web browsers to include user-configurable functionality that sends opt-out preference signals to websites, preventing the sale or sharing of consumers' personal information
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Browser developers must make the opt-out functionality easy for reasonable consumers to locate and configure, and must publicly disclose how the signal works and its intended effect
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Grants browser developers immunity from liability if a business receiving the opt-out preference signal violates privacy law
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Authorizes the California Privacy Protection Agency to adopt regulations to implement and administer these requirements
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Takes effect January 1, 2027, and is officially titled the "California Opt Me Out Act"
Legislative Description
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: opt-out preference signal.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 465, Statutes of 2025.
10/8/2025