Bill Summary

HB 473 Cybersecurity Incident Liability (2024 Session)
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Sponsors
by Giallombardo, Steele Co Sponsors: Barnaby, Trabulsy CS Sponsors: Commerce Committee, Judiciary Committee
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Summary
Cybersecurity Incident Liability: Provides county, municipality, other political subdivision of state, covered entity, or third-party agent that complies with certain requirements is not liable in connection with cybersecurity incident; requires covered entities & third-party agents to adopt revised frameworks, standards, laws, or regulations within specified time period; provides private cause of action is not established; provides certain failures are not evidence of negligence & do not constitute negligence per se; specifies defendant in certain actions has certain burden of proof. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
   H Commerce Committee
   H State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
11/15/23
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Filed
11/22/23
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Referred to Commerce Committee; State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
11/22/23
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Now in Commerce Committee
01/19/24
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On Committee agenda - Commerce Committee, 01/23/24, 12:30 pm, 212 K
01/23/24
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Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/24/24
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
01/25/24
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Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
02/02/24
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On Committee agenda - State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/06/24, 11:30 am, 212 K
02/06/24
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Favorable by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee; 9 Yeas, 4 Nays
02/06/24
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Now in Judiciary Committee
02/19/24
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On Committee agenda - Judiciary Committee, 02/21/24, 8:00 am, 404 H - PCS
02/21/24
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Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee; 18 Yeas, 3 Nays
02/21/24
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Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
02/22/24
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
02/26/24
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/29/24
02/29/24
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Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/01/24
03/01/24
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 81 Yeas / 28 Nays)
03/01/24
SENATE
In Messages
03/01/24
SENATE
Received; Referred to Rules
03/05/24
SENATE
Withdrawn from Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SB 0658; Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 32 Yeas / 8 Nays)
03/05/24
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Ordered enrolled
03/05/24
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/17/24
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 07/02/24)
06/26/24
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Vetoed by Governor
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bill text & filed amendments
0473
Filed on 11/15/23
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Amendment 16531
Giallombardo
Filed on 01/22/24
Adopted
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Amendment 265555
Giallombardo
Filed on 01/22/24
Adopted
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0473C1
Filed on 01/24/24
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Amendment 1000 PCS
Judiciary Committee
Filed on 02/19/24
Adopted
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0473C2
Filed on 02/21/24
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
0473ER
Filed on 03/05/24
PDF
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
768.401
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