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2024 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2703

Cybersecurity; prohibit agencies from paying ransoms.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 10, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-53-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM RANSOMWARE INCIDENT; TO PROHIBIT STATE AGENCIES FROM PAYING A RANSOM DEMAND; 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 Senate

Its course

February 19 to April 10, 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 action9 actions on 7 days

In the SenateFeb 19 to Mar 1222 days

TechnologyFeb 19 to Feb 2910 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Apr 10 · stopped29 days

TechnologyMar 18 to Apr 215 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

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

In the Senate Feb 19 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committee on Technology
  2. Feb 29Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Mar 14 – Apr 10

  1. Mar 14Sent to the House
  2. Mar 18Referred to the House committee on Technology
  3. Apr 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Apr 10Died on the calendar in the House
All 9 actions, as published
  1. Feb 19Referred To TechnologySenate
  2. Feb 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Mar 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Mar 12AmendedSenate
  5. Mar 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Mar 14Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Mar 18Referred To TechnologyHouse of Representatives
  8. Apr 2Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  9. Apr 10Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives