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AB 2062: Security surveillance companies: access and use of content.
What AB 2062 does, verified June 17, 2026
This bill prohibits security camera companies from distributing, selling, or sharing video, images, or data obtained from a consumer's security camera without their consent. A security camera company must obtain the consumer's permission before accessing, using, or sharing the content from a consumer's security camera. This measure aims to enhance privacy protections for individuals whose personal information or images are collected through security cameras.
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Last action: In committee: Set, final hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. (2026-06-15)Alert me
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| Jun. 15, 2026 | In committee: Set, final hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Jun. 10, 2026 | In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| Jun. 05, 2026 | In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. |
| May. 13, 2026 | Referred to Coms. on P., D.T., & C.P., B. P. & E.D. and APPR. |
| May. 05, 2026 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
Latest bill textAmended version, April 23, 2026 · 621 words
| Amended IN Assembly April 23, 2026 |
| Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2026 |
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2062
| Introduced by Assembly Member Patterson |
February 18, 2026 |
An act to add Chapter 43 (commencing with Section 22949.100) to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to business.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2062, as amended, Patterson. Security cameras: surveillance companies: access and use of content.
Existing law establishes various privacy protections relating to the collection, use, sale, or distribution of personal information, images, or video recordings, including restrictions relating to the retention, access, use, sale, or sharing of images or video recordings collected through the operation of an in-vehicle camera.
This bill would prohibit a security camera surveillance company, as defined, from distributing, selling, or otherwise authorizing a third party to access, use, or distribute video, images, or data content obtained from a consumer’s security camera surveillance system without first obtaining the consumer’s consent. express consent of the consumer and the adult residents of a residential rental property or upon receipt of an order of a court or arbitrator.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 43 (commencing with Section 22949.100) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read: CHAPTER 43. Security Camera Surveillance Companies
22949.100.
(a) For purposes of this chapter:(1) “Content” means video, images, or audio, or other data obtained from a security camera. surveillance system.
(2)“Security camera” means a device that is sold to monitor property or a structure for security purposes that captures or records videos or images that can be viewed live or reviewed later.
(2) (A) “Express consent” means an affirmative written authorization that is granted in response to a notice that is both of the following:
(i) Clear, meaningful, and prominent.
(ii) Conveyed in a manner that a natural person would notice and understand it.
(B) “Express consent” does not include an authorization that is any of the following:
(i) Inferred from inaction.
(ii) Obtained through the use of a dark pattern, as defined in Section 56.18 of the Civil Code.
(iii) Contained within a more general notice, agreement, or set of terms and conditions.
(3) “Security camera surveillance company” means an entity that sells security cameras or monitors content obtained from a security camera. installs, sells, or leases security surveillance systems for residential properties, including, but not limited to, self-installed security systems. A security surveillance company may also store data, monitor content obtained from a security surveillance system, or provide any other service associated with residential surveillance.
(4) “Security surveillance system” is any video, audio, or photographic recording device installed for the purpose of surveilling or recording activity occurring at a residential property.
(5) “Third party” means a person who is not any of the following:
(A) The business with whom the consumer intentionally interacts and that collects personal information from the consumer as part of the consumer’s current interaction with the business under this chapter.
(B) A service provider to the business.
(C) A contractor.
(b) A security camera surveillance company shall not distribute, sell, or otherwise authorize a third party to access, use, or distribute content obtained from a consumer’s security camera surveillance system without first obtaining the consumer’s consent. express consent of the consumer and the adult residents of a residential rental property or upon receipt of an order of a court, including a subpoena, or arbitrator.
(c) A security camera surveillance company shall not, by default, opt a consumer in to into any feature that would distribute, sell, or otherwise authorize a third party to access, use, or distribute content obtained from a consumer’s security camera. surveillance system.
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