Bill Text: CA AB2225 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2225 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: State government: storing and recording: public records.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-09-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 535, Statutes of 2018. [AB2225 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB2225-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2225

Introduced by Assembly Member Limón

February 13, 2018

An act relating to public agencies.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2225, as introduced, Limón. Public agencies: data protection: standards.

Existing law requires a state agency to report to the Department of Technology on its compliance with specified cybersecurity strategy incident response standards no later than July 1, 2019. Existing law authorizes a local entity that receives state funds for the purposes of storing, sharing, or transmitting data, or in support of certain information technology projects, upon the request of the department, to submit a Technology Recovery Plan to the department.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require public agencies to meet increased data protection standards by enhancing password protection requirements and annually assessing cybersecurity responses.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require public agencies to meet increased data protection standards by enhancing password protection requirements and annually assessing cybersecurity responses.