CCPA Bill Extending Exemptions Passes Through California Legislature

As the California legislature session concluded at the end of August, a significant amendment to the CCPA finally passed both houses. California bill AB-1281 passed the Senate in the last days of the month, extending the business-to-business and employee/applicant carve-outs through January 1, 2022 (as we wrote about previously). The bill now sits with Governor Newsom to sign before the end of September.

The passage of this bill likely brings some welcomed relief to companies subject to CCPA, as the existing exemptions were set to expire at the end of 2020. While the requirements under CCPA will not fully apply to B2B communications and employee/applicant information, a reminder that in its current form, CCPA still imposes certain obligations for this type of information. Namely, that businesses must provide a notice at collection for employee/applicant information. And, all personal information, regardless of from whom it is collected, is subject to the