CaliforniaConsumers may request deletion of personal information from any source
Consumers may ask businesses to delete information gathered about them from any source, and online-only businesses must offer an online way to submit privacy requests.
What it does
Consumers may request deletion of personal information a business collected about them from any source. Businesses may keep limited records or information for specified purposes, including legal duties and security.
Online-only businesses with a direct relationship to consumers must offer an online way to submit requests to access, delete, or correct personal information, as well as an email address.
Argument forConsumers could ask businesses to delete information gathered about them from other sources, giving them more control over information they did not provide directly.
Argument againstBusinesses may keep some information after a deletion request for narrow reasons, which could leave consumers concerned about how that information is protected.
More detail
Businesses must treat a consumer’s deletion request as covering personal information they collected about that consumer, including information from other sources. This applies to personal information about a consumer, regardless of whether the business got it from the consumer or another source. A business may keep a record of the request and the minimum data needed to ensure the information stays deleted and is not used for another purpose when it obtained the information from a source other than the consumer. Businesses may retain information when reasonably necessary for listed purposes, including legal duties, security, and completing a transaction.
An exclusively online business with a direct relationship to a consumer must offer an online way to submit privacy requests, as well as an email address. This applies to businesses that operate only online and have a direct relationship with the consumer whose information they collect. The online method may be a web form or online portal.
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- Passed Senate
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- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Sep 27Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 482, Statutes of 2026.Latest
- Sep 27Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 2Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
- Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 6023.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB923 Becker Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Aug 26In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Vote recorded SB 923 Becker Senate Third Reading By Schiavo. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 26Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 49. Noes 14. Page 6570.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Aug 20Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 20Read third time and amended.Major
- Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (August 13).Minor
- Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
- Jun 24From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 11. Noes 2.) (June 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 23
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 11From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Major
- Jun 9June 16 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
- Jun 4Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.Minor
- May 27In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 27Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 0. Page 4484.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- May 14Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
- May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 4257.) (May 14).Minor
- May 8Set for hearing May 14.
- Apr 20April 20 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 10Set for hearing April 20.
- Apr 7From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3741.) (April 6). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 6
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 23From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.Major
- Mar 16Set for hearing April 6.
- Feb 18Referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.Minor
- Jan 29From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 28.
- Jan 28Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced
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