Newsom Signs CCPA Tweaks With Employee Exemption

sought by Lifeline providers (see 1810030005), of a decision to shorten the LifeLine benefit portability freeze for transferring voices services to 24 hours from 60 days. The bills that are now law made minor revisions, with neither businesses nor consumer privacy groups getting everything they wanted, though businesses particularly applauded AB-25 and AB-1355 to exempt employer-employee and business-to-business relationships for one year (see 1910100042). Newsom also signed AB-874 to exclude publicly available information from the definition of personal information; AB-1130 on data breach notification requirements; AB-1146 to exempt vehicle data such as ownership information shared between a dealer and automobile manufacturer in anticipation of a repair; AB-1202 to require data brokers to register with the California attorney general; and AB-1564 to remove a requirement that companies list a phone number for opt-out requests. CCPA takes effect Jan. 1, with enforcement to begin July 1 following a rulemaking by the attorney general that opened last week (see 1910100042). The governor vetoed SB-704, which would have revamped state LifeLine rules (see 1907110008). The bill is premature because LifeLine was recently expanded by two new pilot programs, Newsom wrote Sunday. “While this bill may increase access to the LifeLine program, this bill has the potential to more than double the size and cost of the program and should be addressed through the budget.” Newsom last week vetoed AB-1212 to include telecom as a type of infrastructure in funding priority lists at state transportation and water resources departments; and AB-417 to add rural economic development, including expanding broadband, to California Department of Food and Agriculture responsibilities.