Mississippi House Bill 486 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize A Consumer To Place A Security Freeze On His Or Her Credit Report, Which Will Prohibit A Consumer Reporting Agency From Releasing The Consumer's Credit Report Or Any Information From It Without The Express Authorization Of The Consumer; To Require Consumer Reporting Agencies To Place A Security Freeze On A Consumer's Credit Report Within Five Business Days After Receiving A Written Request From The Consumer; To Provide That A Security Freeze Will Remain In Place Until The Consumer Requests That The Security Freeze Be Removed; To Require Consumer Reporting Agencies To Remove A Security Freeze Within Three Business Days Of Receiving A Request For Removal From The Consumer; To Provide For Certain Exceptions To The Requirements Of This Act; To Provide That Any Person Whose Property Or Person Is Injured By Reason Of A Violation Of This Act May Sue For Civil Damages; To Amend Section 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Repeal Sections 75-24-201 Through 75-24-217, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Current Security Freeze Statutes; And For Related Purposes.

Security freeze; authorize consumers to place on their credit reports.

Rep. Bobby Moak [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-10		Referred To Banking and Financial Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0486.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0486IN.htm