Who sponsors AB 1542?

AB 1542 is sponsored by Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic).

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California 20252026 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 1542 — Sensitive personal information.

Last action September 09, 2026 — Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.

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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 05, 2026. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
1 sponsor

1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 9 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill prohibits businesses from selling or sharing sensitive personal information without restrictions.

This bill amends the California Consumer Privacy Act to restrict businesses from selling or sharing sensitive personal information. It aims to enhance consumer privacy protections established by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020.

What this means for you

Consumers: This means you have more control over your sensitive personal information and how it's used by businesses.

Summary

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) grants a consumer various rights with respect to personal information, as defined, that is collected or sold by a business, as defined, including the right to direct a business that collects sensitive personal information, as defined, about the consumer to limit its use, as prescribed. The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, approved by the voters as Proposition 24 at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, amended, added to, and reenacted the CCPA. This bill would, under the CCPA, prohibit a business, service provider, or contractor from selling or sharing sensitive personal information to a third party, except as specified. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020.

Bill Text

Enrolled 09/03/26 - Enrolled html September 03, 2026
Amended 08/21/26 - Amended Senate html August 21, 2026
Amended 06/25/26 - Amended Senate Current pdf June 25, 2026
Introduced 01/05/26 - Introduced pdf January 05, 2026
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How this bill changes current law

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the California codes: Section 1798.121 of the Civil Code.

Section 1798.121 of the Civil Code

~~1798.140 and (B)~~ → (1) 1798.140, (A) and paragraph (2), (2) A commercial credit reporting agency may sell a consumer’s social security number to the extent the commercial credit reporting agency uses that information solely to identify the relationship of a consumer to a business that the consumer owns.

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Action History

September 09, 2026
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
August 30, 2026
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 44. Noes 19.).
August 28, 2026
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
August 28, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 4.).
August 24, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 21, 2026
Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
August 13, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
August 13, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
August 03, 2026
In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
June 25, 2026
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
June 24, 2026
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22).
June 10, 2026
Referred to Com. on P., D.T., & C.P.
May 28, 2026
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
May 27, 2026
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 42. Noes 19.)
May 18, 2026
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
May 14, 2026
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (May 14).
May 06, 2026
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
April 20, 2026
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 5.) (April 16). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
February 02, 2026
Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
January 06, 2026
From printer. May be heard in committee February 5.
January 05, 2026
Read first time. To print.

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Ward, Christopher M. Democratic

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

AB 1542 Ward Concurrence in Senate Amendments

August 30, 2026

Passed 44 Yea · 19 Nay · 16 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	44	1	0	14
Republican	0	17	0	2
Unaffiliated	0	1	0	0
Total	44	19	0	16
% of votes cast	56%	24%	0%	20%

How each member voted (79)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Nay
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Not Voting
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Not Voting
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Not Voting
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Not Voting
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Yea
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Nay
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Not Voting
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Not Voting
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Not Voting
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Not Voting
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Not Voting
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Not Voting
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Not Voting
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Not Voting
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Not Voting
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Nay
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Nay
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Nay
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Not Voting

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Assembly 3rd Reading AB1542 Ward By McNerney

August 28, 2026

Passed 31 Yea · 4 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	5	1	0	0
Republican	1	3	0	5
Democratic	25	0	0	0
Total	31	4	0	5
% of votes cast	78%	10%	0%	13%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen	—	Yea
Gonzalez	—	Yea
Ochoa Bogh	—	Nay
Pérez	—	Yea
Rubio	—	Yea
Weber Pierson	—	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Not Voting
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Not Voting
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Not Voting
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Nay

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3rd Reading AB1542 Ward By McNerney

August 28, 2026

Passed 31 Yea · 4 Nay · 5 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	30	0	0	0
Republican	1	4	0	5
Total	31	4	0	5
% of votes cast	78%	10%	0%	13%

How each member voted (40)

Member	Party	Vote
Allen, Benjamin	Democratic	Yea
Archuleta, Bob	Democratic	Yea
Arreguín, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Ashby, Angelique V.	Democratic	Yea
Becker, Josh	Democratic	Yea
Blakespear, Catherine S.	Democratic	Yea
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Caballero, Anna M.	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Cortese, Dave	Democratic	Yea
Durazo, Maria Elena	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Hurtado, Melissa	Democratic	Yea
Laird, John	Democratic	Yea
Limón, Monique	Democratic	Yea
McGuire, Mike	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Menjivar, Caroline	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Pérez, Sasha Renée	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Susan	Democratic	Yea
Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola	Democratic	Yea
Stern, Henry I.	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Alvarado-Gil, Marie	Republican	Yea
Choi, Steven S.	Republican	Not Voting
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Not Voting
Grove, Shannon	Republican	Not Voting
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Not Voting
Niello, Roger W.	Republican	Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay
Strickland, Tony	Republican	Not Voting
Valladares, Suzette Martinez	Republican	Nay

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Do pass

August 13, 2026

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	0
Total	5	2	0	0
% of votes cast	71%	29%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Nay
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Placed on suspense file

August 03, 2026

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	5	0	0	0
Republican	2	0	0	0
Total	7	0	0	0
% of votes cast	100%	0%	0%	0%

How each member voted (7)

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina	Democratic	Yea
Grayson, Timothy S.	Democratic	Yea
Richardson, Laura	Democratic	Yea
Wahab, Aisha	Democratic	Yea
Dahle, Megan	Republican	Yea
Seyarto, Kelly	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

June 22, 2026

Passed 7 Yea · 2 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	7	0	0	0
Republican	0	2	0	0
Total	7	2	0	0
% of votes cast	78%	22%	0%	0%

How each member voted (9)

Member	Party	Vote
Cabaldon, Christopher	Democratic	Yea
Gonzalez, Lena A.	Democratic	Yea
McNerney, Jerry	Democratic	Yea
Padilla, Stephen C.	Democratic	Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez	Democratic	Yea
Umberg, Thomas J.	Democratic	Yea
Wiener, Scott D.	Democratic	Yea
Jones, Brian W.	Republican	Nay
Ochoa Bogh, Rosilicie	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

AB 1542 Ward Assembly Third Reading

May 27, 2026

Passed 42 Yea · 19 Nay · 19 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	42	0	0	17
Republican	0	18	0	2
Unaffiliated	0	1	0	0
Total	42	19	0	19
% of votes cast	53%	24%	0%	24%

How each member voted (80)

Member	Party	Vote
Ávila Farías	—	Nay
Addis, Dawn	Democratic	Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Ahrens, Patrick	Democratic	Yea
Alvarez, David	Democratic	Yea
Arambula, Joaquin	Democratic	Yea
Bains, Jasmeet	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bennett, Steve	Democratic	Yea
Berman, Marc	Democratic	Yea
Boerner, Tasha	Democratic	Yea
Bonta, Mia	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Carrillo, Juan	Democratic	Not Voting
Connolly, Damon	Democratic	Yea
Elhawary, Sade	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
Gabriel, Jesse	Democratic	Yea
Garcia, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Gipson, Mike A.	Democratic	Not Voting
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Haney, Matt	Democratic	Yea
Harabedian, John	Democratic	Not Voting
Hart, Gregg	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Not Voting
Jackson, Corey A.	Democratic	Yea
Kalra, Ash	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Not Voting
Lee, Alex	Democratic	Yea
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Not Voting
Muratsuchi, Al	Democratic	Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie	Democratic	Not Voting
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Not Voting
Papan, Diane	Democratic	Not Voting
Patel, Darshana R.	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Not Voting
Quirk-Silva, Sharon	Democratic	Yea
Ramos, James C.	Democratic	Not Voting
Ransom, Rhodesia	Democratic	Yea
Rivas, Robert	Democratic	Yea
Rodriguez, Celeste	Democratic	Not Voting
Rodriguez, Michelle	Democratic	Not Voting
Rogers, Chris	Democratic	Yea
Rubio, Blanca E.	Democratic	Not Voting
Schiavo, Pilar	Democratic	Yea
Schultz, Nick	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Not Voting
Soria, Esmeralda	Democratic	Yea
Stefani, Catherine	Democratic	Yea
Valencia, Avelino	Democratic	Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Not Voting
Zbur, Rick Chavez	Democratic	Yea
Alanis, Juan	Republican	Not Voting
Castillo, Leticia	Republican	Nay
Chen, Phillip	Republican	Nay
Davies, Laurie	Republican	Nay
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Ellis, Stan	Republican	Nay
Flora, Heath	Republican	Nay
Gallagher, James	Republican	Nay
Gonzalez, Jeff	Republican	Nay
Hadwick, Heather	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Johnson, Natasha	Republican	Nay
Lackey, Tom	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay
Sanchez, Kate	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay
Wallis, Greg	Republican	Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass.

May 14, 2026

Passed 11 Yea · 4 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	0	0	0
Republican	0	4	0	0
Total	11	4	0	0
% of votes cast	73%	27%	0%	0%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Calderon, Lisa	Democratic	Yea
Caloza, Jessica	Democratic	Yea
Fong, Mike	Democratic	Yea
González, Mark	Democratic	Yea
Krell, Maggy	Democratic	Yea
Pacheco, Blanca	Democratic	Yea
Pellerin, Gail	Democratic	Yea
Sharp-Collins, LaShae	Democratic	Yea
Solache, Jr., José Luis	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Dixon, Diane	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Ta, Tri	Republican	Nay
Tangipa, David J.	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

April 16, 2026

Passed 9 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	9	1	0	1
Republican	0	4	0	0
Total	9	5	0	1
% of votes cast	60%	33%	0%	7%

How each member voted (15)

Member	Party	Vote
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M.	Democratic	Yea
Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca	Democratic	Yea
Bryan, Isaac G.	Democratic	Yea
Irwin, Jacqui	Democratic	Nay
Lowenthal, Josh	Democratic	Yea
McKinnor, Tina	Democratic	Yea
Ortega, Liz	Democratic	Yea
Petrie-Norris, Cottie	Democratic	Not Voting
Ward, Christopher M.	Democratic	Yea
Wicks, Buffy	Democratic	Yea
Wilson, Lori D.	Democratic	Yea
DeMaio, Carl	Republican	Nay
Hoover, Josh	Republican	Nay
Macedo, Alexandra	Republican	Nay
Patterson, Joe	Republican	Nay

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 1542 do?: The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) grants a consumer various rights with respect to personal information, as defined, that is collected or sold by a business, as defined, including the right to direct a business that collects sensitive personal information, as defined, about the consumer to limit its use, as prescribed. The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, approved by the voters as Proposition 24 at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, amended, added to, and reenacted the CCPA. This bill would, under the CCPA, prohibit a business, service provider, or contractor from selling or sharing sensitive personal information to a third party, except as specified. This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020.
Who sponsors AB 1542?: AB 1542 is sponsored by Ward, Christopher M. (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 1542?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 05, 2026. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: AB 1542
Jurisdiction: California
Session: 20252026 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 05, 2026
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Ward, Christopher M.

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