California Assembly Bill AB1735 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 1735INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Waldron FEBRUARY 1, 2016 An act to amend Section 1798.60 of the Civil Code, relating to information practices. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1735, as introduced, Waldron. Information Practices Act of 1977: personal information. The Information Practices Act of 1977 prescribes requirements for state agencies for the maintenance of personal information, as defined, and restricts a state agency from disclosing personal information contained in its records, as specified. The act, among other things, prohibits a state agency from distributing for commercial purposes, selling, or renting an individual's name and address unless specifically authorized by law. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1798.60 of the Civil Code is amended to read: 1798.60. An individual's name and address  may   shall  not be distributed for commercial purposes, sold, or rented by an agency unless  such   that  action is specifically authorized by law.