California Enacts Privacy Bill
Racing against time, state lawmakers passed California's privacy bill in bipartisan votes Thursday to give consumers the right to seek business disclosure about collection and usage of personal information, seek deletion of that data and opt out of having it…
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sold (see 1806270014). The Assembly voted 69-0 after the Senate minutes earlier voted 36-0 to pass AB-375. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed the bill about two hours before the 5 p.m. Thursday deadline to withdraw a November ballot initiative that the bill is intended to replace. The legislature "made history by passing the most comprehensive privacy law in the country," said Sen. Robert Hertzberg (D), a Senate sponsor of AB-375. "We in California are continuing to push the envelope on technology and privacy issues by enacting robust consumer protections -- without stifling innovation." The Internet Association, state cable and other industry groups oppose the privacy measure but prefer a bill to a ballot initiative because it’s easier to amend later. At an information-only hearing Wednesday of the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, Jay Obernolte (R) said he's glad the legislature Is taking control but worried about the abbreviated time frame to discuss a complex topic, with AB-375 revised from an ISP privacy measure last week (see 1806220061). Bill sponsor Committee Chair Ed Chau (D) said he wished there were more time but there's a deadline. Noting the bill wouldn't be implemented for one year, Chau pledged to look at lingering concerns in coming months “and see what we can do.” Hertzberg said, “I don't think anybody thought we were going to get something done.”