Bill Text: NH HB1335 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to the cybersecurity software used by the state of New Hampshire.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-05-29 - Signed by Governor Sununu 05/25/2018; Chapter 63; Eff. 7/24/2018 [HB1335 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-HB1335-Enrolled.html
HB 1335 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
22Feb2018... 0308h
2018 SESSION
18-2130
05/06
HOUSE BILL 1335
AN ACT relative to the cybersecurity software used by the state of New Hampshire.
SPONSORS: Rep. Somssich, Rock. 27; Rep. Knirk, Carr. 3
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits state agencies from using software developed by Kaspersky Labs.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22Feb2018... 0308h 18-2130
05/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the cybersecurity software used by the state of New Hampshire.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Cypersecurity Software. Amend RSA 21-R by inserting after section 14 the following new subdivision:
Cypersecurity Software
21-R:15 Use of Kaspersky Software Prohibited.
I. No state agency shall use any software platform developed, in whole or in part, by Kaspersky Lab or any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has a majority ownership.
II. In this section, "state agency" means any department, commission, board, institution, bureau, office, or other entity, by whatever name called, including the legislative and judicial branches of state government, established in the state constitution, statutes, session laws or executive orders.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.