The main problem is that the bill is rushed and the legal bits have a lot of ambiguity.
source: CCPA and its potential compliance has been a big PITA
source: CCPA and its potential compliance has been a big PITA
The only other place households are referred to is in the section defining which companies the rules apply to, which is also pretty straightforward in a plain reading. If a company's number of consumers, households, or devices exceeds 50k, they qualify.
> (B) Alone or in combination, annually buys, receives for the business’ commercial purposes, sells, or shares for commercial purposes, alone or in combination, the personal information of 50,000 or more consumers, households, or devices.