California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 2222 — Genealogy companies: advertising.

Last action — Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 grants a consumer various rights regarding personal information held by a business, including the right to request a business to disclose specific pieces of personal information it has collected and to have information held by that business deleted, as specified. The act also requires a business to make specified disclosures in its privacy policy or on its internet website, as specified, regarding a consumer's rights under the act. Existing law requires that specified sellers make certain factual disclosures to consumers. This bill would require a genealogy company, as defined, to display a notice in all advertising, it's privacy policies, at the point of sale of the product, and on product packaging. The bill would require the notice to state, in part, that aggregate data that is not reasonably linkable to an individual person may be sold to third parties. The bill would require the notice to meet specified requirements that vary depending on the method of dissemination.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  2. From printer. May be heard in committee March 14.

  3. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

  • Maienschein · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • Maienschein

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 2222 do?
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 grants a consumer various rights regarding personal information held by a business, including the right to request a business to disclose specific pieces of personal information it has collected and to have information held by that business deleted, as specified. The act also requires a business to make specified disclosures in its privacy policy or on its internet website, as specified, regarding a consumer's rights under the act. Existing law requires that specified sellers make certain factual disclosures to consumers. This bill would require a genealogy company, as defined, to display a notice in all advertising, it's privacy policies, at the point of sale of the product, and on product packaging. The bill would require the notice to state, in part, that aggregate data that is not reasonably linkable to an individual person may be sold to third parties. The bill would require the notice to meet specified requirements that vary depending on the method of dissemination.
Who sponsors AB 2222?
AB 2222 is sponsored by Maienschein.
What is the current status of AB 2222?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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