What SB 435 does
An act to amend Section 1798.140 of the Civil Code, relating to consumer privacy.
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) grants to a consumer various rights with respect to personal information that is collected by a business, including the right to delete personal information. 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 and establishes the California Privacy Protection Agency and vests the agency with full administrative power, authority, and jurisdiction to enforce the CCPA.
The CCPA excludes from the definition of “personal information” publicly available information. Existing law defines “publicly available” for these purposes to include 3 types of information. One type is information that a business has a reasonable basis to believe is lawfully made available to the general public by the consumer or from widely distributed media.
This bill would revise that part of the definition of “publicly available” by removing the condition that the business have a reasonable basis to believe the information is lawfully made available.
The CCPA also includes in that definition of “publicly available” information made available by a person to whom the consumer has disclosed the information if the consumer has not restricted the information to a specific audience.
This bill would delete that part of the definition of “publicly available.”
This bill would declare that its provisions further the purposes and intent of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020.
Summary from the Legislative Counsel's Digest of the amended assembly text, June 9, 2026. Read the full text on leginfo.
How it got here
Senator Wahab introduced SB 435 on February 18, 2025, with coauthors Assembly Member Bonta. The text was amended 5 times, 3 in the Assembly and 2 in the Senate, and heard in 7 committee hearings before its final floor votes.
- Senate Floor, June 4, 2025: 39 ayes, 0 noes.
Committee votes along the way:
- Senate Human Services, April 21, 2025: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations], 5-0.
- Senate Appropriations, May 5, 2025: Placed on suspense file, 7-0.
- Senate Appropriations, May 23, 2025: Do pass, 6-0.
- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection, July 16, 2025: Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations], 7-5.
- Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection, June 23, 2026: Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations], 9-6.
Who supports and opposes SB 435
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection analysis dated June 20, 2026 lists 16 organizations in support and 10 in opposition. When Senate Human Services first listed positions on April 16, 2025, the count was 10 in support and 2 opposed. By the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection analysis of June 20, 2026 it was 16 to 10.
In support: Alliance for a Better Community (UNREG); Alliance for Boys and Men of Color; Alliance for Children's Rights; Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California; California State Pta; California Teachers Association; Children's Advocacy Institute; Consumer Reports; and 8 more.
Opposed: Association of National Advertisers; California Chamber of Commerce; Computer & Communications Industry Association; Consumer Data Industry Association; Cspra; Insights Association; Software Information Industry Association; State Privacy and Security Coalition, INC; and 2 more.
Read the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection analysis.
What happens next
It is in Assembly Appropriations. The last recorded action was on August 13, 2026.
The Governor can sign the bill, veto it, or let it become law without a signature. Until the decision, sign and veto request letters are the remaining channel, and the Department of Finance's enrolled bill report carries weight on anything with a fiscal effect. If signed, most provisions take effect January 1, and implementation moves to the agencies named in the bill.
What it means for privacy organizations
This is the stage where language still changes. Amendments taken in committee are the ones that reach the Governor, so an organization with a stake in the drafting has a reason to be in that conversation now rather than after the vote.
The privacy group at Capitol Axis handles that for privacy clients.
Questions about SB 435
What does SB 435 do?
This bill would revise that part of the definition of “publicly available” by removing the condition that the business have a reasonable basis to believe the information is lawfully made available.
Has SB 435 passed the California Legislature?
It is in Assembly Appropriations. The last recorded action was on August 13, 2026.
Who supports and opposes SB 435?
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection analysis dated June 20, 2026 lists 16 organizations in support and 10 in opposition. Supporters include Alliance for a Better Community (UNREG); Alliance for Boys and Men of Color; Alliance for Children's Rights. Opponents include Association of National Advertisers; California Chamber of Commerce; Computer & Communications Industry Association.
What happens next with SB 435?
It still has committee and floor votes ahead of it. Amendments taken now are the ones that reach the Governor, so this is the stage where language changes are still possible.