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Senate panel advances bill requiring faster data-breach notices to Californians
Summary
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee voted to send SB 446 to the Appropriations Committee after author Senator Hurtado said the bill would require residents be notified of data breaches within 30 days and the Attorney General within 15 days; no public witnesses testified for or against the measure at the hearing.
A California State Senate Judiciary subcommittee advanced SB 446 on a voice-and-roll vote, sending the bill to the Senate Appropriations Committee. Senator Lena Hurtado, the bill uthor, told the panel SB 446 would require businesses and other data holders to notify California residents of security breaches within 30 days and to notify the Office of the Attorney General within 15 days.
The bill would not change the existing threshold for when notification is required; Hurtado said current law already requires…
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