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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 6607

AN ACT INCENTIVIZING THE ADOPTION OF CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS FOR BUSINESSES.

Became law as Public Act 21-119, signed July 6, 2021, 118 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To incentivize the adoption of cybersecurity standards for businesses by allowing businesses that adopt certain cybersecurity framework to plead an affirmative defense to any cause of action that alleges that a failure to implement reasonable cybersecurity controls resulted in a data breach concerning personal or restricted information.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

7 co-sponsors

Craig C. Fishbein, Robyn A. Porter, Caroline Simmons, Charles J. Ferraro, Kathy Kennedy, David Rutigliano, Larry B. Butler

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Kevin D. Witkos

    Its course

    March 10 to July 6, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action26 actions on 15 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 10 to May 2071 days

    Commerce CommitteeMar 10 to Mar 2212 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 22 to Apr 918 days

    In the SenateMay 20 to Jun 718 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 7 to Jun 2417 days

    With the GovernorJun 24 to Jul 612 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 20 · Adopted Jun 7

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 10 – May 20

    1. Mar 10Introduced and sent to Commerce Committee
    2. Mar 12Heard in Commerce Committee
    3. Mar 22Commerce Committee recommended it and sent it to Judiciary Committee
    4. Apr 9Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
    5. May 20The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    6. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 24 – Jun 7

    1. May 24Arrived in the Senate
    2. Jun 7The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 23 – Jul 6

    1. Jun 23Numbered Public Act 21-119
    2. Jun 24Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 6Signed by the Governor
    All 26 actions, as published
    1. Mar 10REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 12PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 22Joint Favorable Change of ReferenceBoth houses
    4. Mar 22FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 24RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    6. Mar 29FAV. CHG. OF REF. HOUSE TO COMM. ONHouse of Representatives
    7. Mar 30FAV. CHG. OF REF., SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
    8. Apr 9Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    9. Apr 9FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 19REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    11. Apr 26RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    12. Apr 26FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    13. Apr 26HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    14. Apr 26FILE NO.Both houses
    15. May 20HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    16. May 20HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    17. May 24FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    18. May 24SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    19. May 24FILE NO.Both houses
    20. Jun 7SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    21. Jun 7SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    22. Jun 7ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    23. Jun 23PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    24. Jun 24TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    25. Jun 24TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    26. Jul 6SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor