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ARTICLE · 09 SEPTEMBER 2026

California Legislation: End-Of-Session Check-In

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California's legislature has sent a comprehensive package of privacy, AI, and advertising bills to Governor Newsom's desk, with decisions due by September 30, 2026. The legislation addresses sensitive personal information protections, data broker obligations, AI-powered chatbot regulations, and digital replica rights, potentially reshaping how businesses handle consumer data and automated decision-making systems. Will these bills become law and set new national standards for technology regulation?

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A busy few weeks in the California legislature culminated on August 31, 2026 with a wave of privacy, AI, and advertising bills sent to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. He has until September 30 to sign or veto the bills. If he takes no action, they will become law.

Privacy Bills

AB 1542 (Sensitive Personal Information) would amend the CCPA to ban businesses, service providers, and contractors from selling or sharing a consumer's sensitive personal information with a third party. The bill includes an exception for commercial credit reporting agencies, which may still sell a consumer's Social Security number solely to verify the consumer's relationship to a business that they own. Because selling sensitive personal information would no longer be permitted, the bill also removes the notice at collection requirement for sensitive personal information.

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