Mississippi Senate Bill 2471 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Failed on March 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That A County Or Municipality And Any Other Political Subdivision Of The State Shall Not Be Liable In Connection With A Cybersecurity Incident If The Entity Adopts Certain Cybersecurity Standards; To Require Cybersecurity Programs To Align With Nationally Recognized Standards And The Requirements Of Specified Federal Laws; To Provide A Rebuttable Presumption Against Liability For Commercial Entities That Are In Substantial Compliance With This Act By Adopting A Cybersecurity Program That Substantially Aligns With Certain Specified Cybersecurity Standards; And For Related Purposes.

Cyber breach; limit liability for certain entities.

Sen. Bart Williams [R]

Sen. Nicole Boyd [R]

2025-02-11 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 45 N: 5 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-02-17	House	Referred To Judiciary A;Technology
2025-02-17	Senate	Transmitted To House
2025-02-11	Senate	Passed As Amended
2025-02-11	Senate	Amended
2025-02-04	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Judiciary, Division A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2471.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2471IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2471PS.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/sam/SB2471_S_Amend_01.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/votes/senate/0360061.pdf