Question 28
Domain 1: Privacy Program Framework and StrategyWhich statement best reflects California's final 2025 CCPA rulemaking changes taking effect in 2026?
Correct answer: B
Explanation
California’s final 2025 CCPA rulemaking changes are set to take effect on January 1, 2026, while some duties phase in later. The answer matches the rule’s staggered compliance timing, including “certain ADMT requirements beginning on January 1, 2027,” which means the regulations start in 2026 but not every obligation applies immediately.
Why each option is right or wrong
A. All new requirements and deadlines start on January 1, 2026, with no staggered compliance
B. The regulations take effect on January 1, 2026, but some obligations have later compliance timing, including certain ADMT requirements beginning on January 1, 2027
The California Privacy Protection Agency’s final CCPA regulations adopted in 2025 are effective January 1, 2026, under the rulemaking’s operative date, but the compliance schedule is staggered rather than immediate for every provision. The automated decisionmaking technology provisions are one of the delayed components: certain ADMT obligations do not begin until January 1, 2027, so the statement accurately captures both the 2026 effective date and the later phase-in date for those specific duties.
C. The rulemaking was still only proposed as of March 2026 and had not been approved
D. Only insurance companies are affected by the final regulations