Bill > AB883

This bill requires data brokers, starting January 1, 2028, to delete and refrain from selling or sharing "protected information" (which includes residential addresses and phone numbers) of elected officials, judges, and their immediate family members if they submit a verified deletion request along with a "threat identification letter" (such as a police report indicating a threat of imminent great bodily harm) through an updated deletion mechanism managed by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). The CPPA will develop a model threat identification letter and incorporate these protections into its existing accessible deletion mechanism, which allows consumers and their authorized agents to request data deletion from data brokers. The bill also mandates the Secretary of State and the Judicial Council to provide lists of elected officials and judges, respectively, to the CPPA, with provisions for individuals to opt-out of being included on these lists, and these lists will be kept confidential and uploaded to the deletion mechanism. Entities receiving deletion notifications must comply within five days, and violations can lead to civil action.

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry, Justice

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billStatusClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB883