Mississippi House Bill 564 (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 Amend Section 75-24-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That A Consumer Must Provide To A Consumer Reporting Agency A Law Enforcement Report Regarding The Unlawful Use Of The Consumer's Personal Information Before The Consumer May Have A Security Freeze Placed On His Or Her Consumer File; To Provide That A Security Freeze Shall Remain In Effect Until The Consumer Requests That The Security Freeze Be Removed; To Provide That A Consumer Reporting Agency May Not Charge Any Fee To A Victim Of Identity Theft Who Has Submitted A Copy Of A Valid Report Or Complaint With A Law Enforcement Agency About The Unlawful Use Of The Victim's Identifying Information By Another Person; To Provide That The Unique Personal Identification Number Or Password Provided By A Consumer Reporting Agency To A Consumer To Authorize A Removal Or Temporary Lifting Of The Security Freeze May Not Be The Consumer's Social Security Number; To Create New Section 75-24-202, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Notice Be Provided To A Consumer Whenever The Consumer Is Required To Receive A Summary Of Rights Required Under The Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, Stating The Mississippi Consumers Have The Right To Obtain A Security Freeze; To Prescribe The Contents Of The Notice; To Amend Section 75-24-207, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Consumer Reporting Agency To Charge A Consumer A Fee To Remove A Security Freeze Or Temporarily Lift A Security Freeze, Except For A Consumer Who Is Victim Of Identity Theft Who Has Submitted A Copy Of A Valid Investigative Or Incident Report Or Complaint With A Law Enforcement Agency About The Unlawful Use Of The Victim's Identifying Information By Another Person; To Amend Section 75-24-209, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Security Freeze Does Not Apply To A Consumer Report Provided To Certain Additional Persons Or Entities; To Create New Section 75-24-216, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Whose Property Or Person Is Injured By Reason Of A Violation Of The Security Freeze Statutes May Sue For Civil Damages And Injunctive Relief; To Amend Section 75-24-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Violation Of The Security Freeze Statutes Shall Be Considered As An Unfair Or Deceptive Trade Practice; And For Related Purposes.

Security freeze statutes; revise various provisions of.

Rep. Brandon Jones [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/HB0564.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0564IN.htm