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CA AB 1542

vetoed

Sensitive personal information.

California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CA AB 1542 pass?

No. CA AB 1542 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-09-27): Vetoed by Governor.

What is CA AB 1542 about?

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) grants a consumer various rights with respect to personal information, as defined, that is collected or sold by a business, as defined, including the right to direct a business that collects sensitive personal information, as defined, about the consumer to limit its use, as prescribed. The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, approved by the voters as Proposition 24 at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, amended, added to, and reenacted the CCPA. This bill would, under the CCPA, prohibit a business, service provider, or contractor from selling or sharing sensitive personal information to a third party, except as specified. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020.

Who sponsors CA AB 1542?

Ward is the primary sponsor of CA AB 1542.

Description

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) grants a consumer various rights with respect to personal information, as defined, that is collected or sold by a business, as defined, including the right to direct a business that collects sensitive personal information, as defined, about the consumer to limit its use, as prescribed. The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, approved by the voters as Proposition 24 at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, amended, added to, and reenacted the CCPA. This bill would, under the CCPA, prohibit a business, service provider, or contractor from selling or sharing sensitive personal information to a third party, except as specified. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020.

Introduced
2026-06-24
Latest action
2026-09-27 — Vetoed by Governor.
Bill type
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Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Wardauthor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-09-27

    Vetoed by Governor.

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  2. 2026-09-09

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.

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  3. 2026-08-30

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling.

  4. 2026-08-30

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 44. Noes 19.).

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  5. 2026-08-30

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 44. Noes 19. Page 6852.).

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  6. 2026-08-28

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2026-08-28

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 4.).

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  8. 2026-08-24

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  9. 2026-08-21

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

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  10. 2026-08-13

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  11. 2026-08-13

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).

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  12. 2026-08-03

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  13. 2026-06-25

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  14. 2026-06-24

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22).

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  15. 2026-06-10

    Referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.

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  16. 2026-05-28

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

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  17. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 42. Noes 19.)

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  18. 2026-05-27

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 42. Noes 19. Page 5444.)

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  19. 2026-05-18

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

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  20. 2026-05-14

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).

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  21. 2026-05-06

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

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  22. 2026-04-20

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

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  23. 2026-02-02

    Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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  24. 2026-01-06

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.

  25. 2026-01-05

    Read first time. To print.

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Versions

  • 01/05/26 - Introduced — 2026-01-05Compare
  • 06/25/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-06-25Compare
  • 08/21/26 - Amended Senate — 2026-08-21Compare
  • 09/03/26 - Enrolled — 2026-09-03Compare
  • AB1542Compare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-04-16 · pass · 9-5

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • McKinnor: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Irwin: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Petrie-Norris: other

  • Do pass.

    2026-05-14 · pass · 11-4

    Member-level votes (15)
    • Krell: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Pacheco: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Solache: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Tangipa: no
    • Ta: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Hoover: no

  • AB 1542 Ward Assembly Third Reading

    2026-05-27 · pass · 42-19

    Member-level votes (80)
    • Bennett: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Stefani: yes
    • Rivas: yes
    • Schiavo: yes
    • Fong: yes
    • Calderon: yes
    • Sharp-Collins: yes
    • Aguiar-Curry: yes
    • Hart: yes
    • Addis: yes
    • Bains: yes
    • Elhawary: yes
    • Boerner: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Alvarez: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Soria: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Zbur: yes
    • Wicks: yes
    • Bonta: yes
    • Pellerin: yes
    • Berman: yes
    • Gabriel: yes
    • Caloza: yes
    • Bryan: yes
    • Ahrens: yes
    • Bauer-Kahan: yes
    • Haney: yes
    • Arambula: yes
    • Lowenthal: yes
    • Quirk-Silva: yes
    • Patel: yes
    • Ortega: yes
    • Mark González: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Kalra: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Ransom: yes
    • Muratsuchi: yes
    • Macedo: no
    • Davies: no
    • Ávila Farías: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Ta: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Flora: no
    • Chen: no
    • Jeff Gonzalez: no
    • Tangipa: no
    • Ellis: no
    • Hoover: no
    • Hadwick: no
    • Sanchez: no
    • Lackey: no
    • DeMaio: no
    • Dixon: no
    • Castillo: no
    • Gallagher: no
    • Michelle Rodriguez: other
    • Papan: other
    • Ramos: other
    • Celeste Rodriguez: other
    • Harabedian: other
    • McKinnor: other
    • Petrie-Norris: other
    • Carrillo: other
    • Valencia: other
    • Wilson: other
    • Blanca Rubio: other
    • Alanis: other
    • Gipson: other
    • Nguyen: other
    • Krell: other
    • Wallis: other
    • Solache: other
    • Pacheco: other
    • Irwin: other

  • Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

    2026-06-22 · pass · 7-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Gonzalez: yes
    • Umberg: yes
    • McNerney: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Padilla: yes
    • Wiener: yes
    • Cabaldon: yes
    • Jones: no
    • Ochoa Bogh: no

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