On June 30, 2023, the California Superior Court issued a decision blocking the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or the “Agency”) from enforcing new regulations governing the collection and use of consumer data until March 2024.
The CPPA was set to start enforcing the final regulations this month. But the California Chamber of Commerce sued, arguing that the underlying law—the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”)—required the Agency to provide businesses with more time to prepare to comply with the new regulations before enforcement could begin. The court agreed, holding that the plain text of the CPRA requires the CPPA to wait a year after promulgating the final rules to begin enforcing them.
