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California lawmakers passed hundreds of bills in 2024, and many become law in 2025. (Andrew Kleske/TNS) It’s almost 2025, and that means it’s nearly time for hundreds of new laws to go into ...
The GDPR is the strictest data privacy law in the world, with few exceptions and hefty fines. In California, these concerns manifested as the California Consumer Protection Act somewhat modeled on the EU’s GDPR. [11] The CCPA’s initial drafting and placement on the 2018 ballot was led by Alastair Mactaggart. [12]
The California Codes are 29 legal codes enacted by the California State Legislature, which, alongside uncodified acts, form the general statutory law of California. The official codes are maintained by the California Office of Legislative Counsel for the legislature.
Truth in Lending Act; Long title: An Act to safeguard the consumer in connection with the utilization of credit by requiring full disclosure of the terms and conditions of finance charges in credit transactions or in offers to extend credit; by restricting the garnishment of wages; and by creating the National Commission on Consumer Finance to study and make recommendations on the need for ...
The new law takes effect July 1, 2024. AB 1013: Bars, nightclubs must carry test kits for date rape drugs About 2,400 bars and nightclubs across California must help customers test for date rape ...
Crime data shows the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles saw a steady increase in shoplifting between 2021 and 2022, according to a study by the non-partisan Public Policy Institute of California.
California Assembly Bill 1084 (also Britten's Bill) is a 2021 California statute requiring department stores in California to maintain a gender neutral children's section. It was passed by the California State Legislature and signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom in October 2021, and enforcement began in 2024.
Hundreds of new laws take effect in California on Jan. 1. Here are some that could affect you at home, at work, at school and on the road.