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CA SB446

Bill

Status

Passed

10/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Melissa Hurtado

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires businesses to notify California residents of data breaches within 30 calendar days of discovery, replacing the previous "most expedient time possible" standard

  • Allows delay of breach notification to accommodate law enforcement investigations or to determine the scope of the breach and restore data system integrity

  • Mandates submission of a sample breach notification to the Attorney General within 15 calendar days of notifying consumers when a breach affects more than 500 California residents

  • Applies to breaches involving unencrypted personal information or encrypted data where the encryption key was also compromised

Legislative Description

Data breaches: customer notification.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 319, Statutes of 2025.

10/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations7/9/2025
Judiciary6/25/2025
Privacy and Consumer Protection6/5/2025
Appropriations4/2/2025
Judiciary2/26/2025
Rules2/18/2025

Full Bill Text

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