Attorney General No.
17-0039
Secretary of State No.
1836
Description
Gives consumers right to learn categories of personal information that businesses collect, sell, or disclose about them, and to whom information is sold or disclosed. Gives consumers right to prevent businesses from selling or disclosing their personal information. Prohibits businesses from discriminating against consumers who exercise these rights. Allows consumers to sue businesses for security breaches of consumers’ data, even if consumers cannot prove injury. Allows for enforcement by consumers, whistleblowers, or public agencies. Imposes civil penalties. Applies to online and brick-and-mortar businesses that meet specific criteria. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Increased costs, potentially reaching the low tens of millions of dollars annually, to state and local governments from implementing and enforcing the measure, some or all of which would be offset by increased penalty revenue or settlement proceeds authorized by the measure. Unknown impact on state and local tax revenues due to economic effects resulting from new requirements on businesses to protect consumer information.
Proponents
James C. Harrison Kristen M. Rogers Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, LLP 1901 Harrison Street, Suite 1550 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: (510) 346-6200 Fax: (510) 346-6201
Date
12-18-2017
Document Type
Initiative
Qualified
Withdrawn
Recommended Citation
ESTABLISHES NEW CONSUMER PRIVACY RIGHTS; EXPANDS LIABILITY FOR CONSUMER DATA BREACHES. INITIATIVE STATUTE. California Initiative 1836 (2017).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/2112