CPPA Inaugural Meeting Provides In-Depth Debate On Agency's Agenda

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) held its inaugural public meeting on June 14, 2021. The meeting kicked off what is set to be a full schedule for the agency for the next year.

On Nov. 3, 2020, California voters approved Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The CPRA created the CPPA, a state-level agency focused on privacy regulation in California. The CPRA amended and expanded California's existing consumer privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CPPA is vested with full administrative power, authority and jurisdiction to implement and enforce the CCPA and the CPRA once the CPRA goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2023.

The CPPA is governed by a five-member board, of which two members were appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, one by the attorney general, one by the Senate Rules Committee and one by the Speaker of the Assembly. Board members must have the qualifications, experience and skills in the relevant areas to