Senate Bill 561, which would have generated even greater
compliance challenges and litigation risk for businesses, has been
held in committee and placed on suspense. This development
effectively prevents the bill from advancing for a vote and is a
bit of CCPA good news for businesses. It also serves as a minor
setback to consumer privacy interest groups and plaintiff-oriented
trial lawyers, who were banking on even more lucrative individual
consumer violation claims after January 1, 2020.
The original proposed amendment would have expanded the private
cause of action to any violation of the CCPA, and eliminated the
30-day cure period for alleged violations. California Attorney
General Xavier Becerra had earlier expressed his support of Senate
Bill 561, reportedly in order to relieve the enforcement burden of
the Attorney General's office (and despite the fact that the
CCPA sets up a fund to finance enforcement activity by the Attorney
General). The original proposed
