California Passes Final 2019 Amendments to CCPA before It Becomes Law

Friday, September 13th marked the last day that the California state legislature could make changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA” or the “Act”) before it takes full effect on January 1, 2020. In the days prior, the legislature met regularly in efforts to reach consensus over the shape of the much-anticipated privacy legislation. After multiple marathon hearings in July,[1] mid-August and early September, California lawmakers finally passed five amendments to the Act that, if si