Things Just Got Real: California Approves Final CCPA Regulations

After months of public comment and sporadic guidance issued by the California Attorney General's Office, at long last we have the final regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act, which have been approved by the Office of Administrative Law and filed with the Secretary of State's Office. The regulations go into effect immediately, and include changes and withdrawn proposals that range from typographical to impactful.

The California Attorney General's office has characterized the changes to the CCPA text as "non-substantive," and has withdrawn certain proposed provisions "for additional consideration." The non-substantive changes are designed to improve consistency in language, and are described in detail in the Addendum to the Final Statement of Reasons. Some withdrawn provisions, however, could impact companies expected to comply with CCPA. We discuss some notable sections below.