GA HB499 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-28 - House Second Readers
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 34 of Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to identity theft, so as to enact the "Georgia Personal Data Security Act"; to improve systems and procedures for providing and regulating notifications of data beaches affecting Georgia residents; to revise legislative findings and declarations; to modify definitions; to modify when notices of certain security breaches are required and to provide for the contents of such notices; to require certain entities to maintain certain data security procedures; to require that certain notices of a data breach be sent to certain officials of this state; to provide for enforcement by the Attorney General; to provide for civil penalties; to provide for designations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Title

Georgia Personal Data Security Act; enact

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-28HouseHouse Second Readers
2017-02-27HouseHouse First Readers
2017-02-24HouseHouse Hopper

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Bill Comments

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