CA SB 1386

Also known as: SB 1386, California breach notification law, California Civil Code 1798.82

California Breach Notification Law (SB 1386) — California State Legislature

Official site

The statute that started breach notification in the United States: an agency or business holding computerised personal data about a Californian must tell each affected person once unencrypted personal information has been acquired by an unauthorised party. Every later state breach law in the country is a variation on it.

Subscribe to CA SB 1386 (RSS)

Timeline

No changes recorded yet — we are watching, and nothing has been published.

Monitoring

Watched by 1 official source. Watching since 20 September 2026.