l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 1575

Cybersecurity; local governmental and commercial entities substantially complying with certain standards not liable for incidents connected to.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY OR COMMERCIAL ENTITY THAT ADOPTS AND SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIES WITH CERTAIN CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS IS NOT LIABLE IN CONNECTION WITH A CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT; TO REQUIRE CYBERSECURITY PROGRAMS TO ALIGN WITH THE STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY CERTAIN NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFIED FEDERAL LAWS; TO DECLARE THAT THIS ACT DOES NOT ESTABLISH A PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION AND THAT AN ENTITY'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CYBERSECURITY REQUIREMENTS IS NOT EVIDENCE OF NEGLIGENCE; TO REQUIRE A DEFENDANT THAT IS AN ENTITY COVERED BY THE ACT TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF PROVING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS IN AN ACTION IN CONNECTION WITH A CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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

Its course

February 19 to March 5, 2024, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AFeb 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

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

In the House of Representatives Feb 19 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives