Newsom vetoes sensitive data sales ban
The gist
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed AB 1542, which would have banned selling or sharing consumers' sensitive personal information.
The veto keeps California's opt-out model as other states move to outright bans.
How it unfolded
- Sep 27, 2026Newsom vetoed AB 1542, which would have prohibited businesses and service providers from selling or sharing consumers' sensitive personal information to third parties.
- Sep 27, 2026Newsom signed SB 923, the Expanding Privacy Rights Act, extending CCPA deletion rights to data a business does not collect directly and requiring online-only businesses to offer an online request method, effective January 1, 2027.
- Sep 27, 2026Newsom signed SB 690, limiting enforcement of the CIPA pen register/trap and trace provision to the California Attorney General for conduct on a website or mobile application, effective January 1, 2027.