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California · 2025–26 Regular Session · Assembly Bill

AB 1542: Sensitive personal information.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 1542 is a assembly bill introduced in the California Assembly on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Sensitive personal information. Primary sponsor: Christopher Ward (D). Most recent recorded action (September 27, 2026): Vetoed by Governor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Christopher WardPrimary sponsorDemocraticAssembly78

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Vetoed by Governor.
  2. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 1 p.m.
  3. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 44. Noes 19. Page 6852.).
  4. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
  5. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 31. Noes 4.).
  6. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  7. Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  8. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  9. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
  10. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
  11. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  12. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (June 22).

Sources

  1. California Legislative Information — pubinfo database export
  2. Official bill page