CPRA Passes: California Voters Approve Proposition 24

As the dust settles on the 2020 election, one result is clear: California voters have approved Proposition 24, and the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) will become law. Pending official certification of the results, the initiative's "yes" votes outnumber "no" votes by an approximately 56-44% margin. Covered businesses have just over two years to prepare for any compliance challenges that the CPRA's passage may pose, as most of its provisions become operative on January 1, 2023.

The CPRA will significantly amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and create the California Privacy Protection Agency to enforce the CCPA, making California the first state with its own privacy regulator. For more, read our client alert.