VA HB884 | 2021 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB884
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Communications, Technology and Innovation
Pending: House Communications, Technology and Innovation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-04 - Left in Communications, Technology and Innovation
Pending: House Communications, Technology and Innovation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]
Summary
Safe destruction of records containing personal identifying information. Requires a commercial entity that is in possession of, or has within its custody or control, records that (i) contain consumers' unencrypted, unredacted personal identifying information and (ii) are no longer needed by the commercial entity to take reasonable steps to destroy, or arrange for the destruction of, the records by shredding, erasing, or otherwise destroying or modifying the personal identifying information in the records to make it unreadable or indecipherable. The measure does not apply to certain financial institutions, health insurance or health care facilities, consumer reporting agencies, or governmental entities. The measure authorizes a consumer who incurs actual damages due to a reckless or intentional violation of these requirements by a commercial entity to bring a civil action.
Title
Personal identifying information; safe destruction of records.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-12-04 | House | Left in Communications, Technology and Innovation |
2020-01-27 | House | Continued to 2021 in Communications, Technology and Innovation by voice vote |
2020-01-07 | House | Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation |
2020-01-07 | House | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104896D |
Same As/Similar To
HB884 (Carry Over) 2020-01-27 - Continued to 2021 in Communications, Technology and Innovation by voice vote
Code Citations
Virginia State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+HB884 |
Text | https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+HB884+hil |