One rule · checked 19 October 2026
Automated decisions about jobs, pay or loans? California's deadline is 1 January 2027.
The CCPA rules on automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) took effect on 1 January 2026. A business that already uses ADMT for a significant decision must comply by 1 January 2027.
The short version
The CCPA's new rules cover software that replaces, or mostly replaces, a human decision about someone's job, pay, loan, housing, school or healthcare.
If you already use it, you have until January 1, 2027. Then people get a notice first, and usually a way to opt out.
Exception: it only covers CCPA businesses. That's revenue over about $26.6 million, or a big trade in personal data.
In numbers
| Test | Threshold |
|---|---|
| Annual gross revenue in the preceding calendar year | Over $26,625,000 (from 1 January 2025) |
| Buys, sells or shares personal information | 100,000 or more consumers or households a year |
| Revenue from selling or sharing personal information | 50% or more of annual revenue |
Sources
Checked on 19 October 2026.
"'Automated decisionmaking technology' or 'ADMT' means any technology that processes personal information and uses computation to replace human decisionmaking or substantially replace human decisionmaking."
California Privacy Protection Agency, approved regulation text. Cal. Code Regs. tit. 11, section 7001(e). In force 1 January 2026. "'Significant decision' means a decision that results in the provision or denial of financial or lending services, housing, education enrollment or opportunities, employment or independent contracting opportunities or compensation, or healthcare services."
CPPA approved regulation text. Section 7001(ddd). "A business that uses ADMT for a significant decision prior to January 1, 2027, must be in compliance with the requirements of this Article no later than January 1, 2027."
CPPA approved regulation text. Section 7200(b). "$26,625,000"
CPPA: CCPA monetary thresholds. Effective 1 January 2025. Civil Code 1798.140(d)(1) sets the three tests.
The notice before use is in section 7220 and the opt-out is in section 7221, which lists exceptions such as a human appeal. The revenue threshold changes every two years; the next change is due on 1 January 2027.
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