SB386 – Consumer Data Privacy: Automated Decisions

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Date Passed

5/29/2026

Effective Date

1/1/2027

Summary

Establishes consumer privacy protections, including opt-outs from solely automated profiling producing significant decisions about healthcare services. Requires data-protection assessments for specified risky processing.

Healthcare Implications

Covered health-related consumer services must assess applicable profiling and honor opt-out rights. HIPAA-covered entities and business associates, protected health information, and health records are exempt; the law does not generally require clinician review of AI decisions.

Operational Implications

  • Conduct and document assessments for profiling presenting specified foreseeable risks and other listed processing; make assessments available to the Attorney General on request.

Impact Level

High

Keywords

Privacy & Data; Transparency & Governance

Stakeholders

Patients & Public; Developers & Vendors; Regulators & Government