l9n/ Mississippi

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 1380

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 31, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND CERTAIN COVERED COMMERCIAL ENTITIES ARE NOT LIABLE IN CONNECTION WITH A CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT IF THE ENTITY INVOLVED HAS ADOPTED CERTAIN CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO REQUIRE CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS TO ALIGN WITH NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED STANDARDS AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF SPECIFIED FEDERAL LAWS; TO CREATE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION AGAINST LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH A CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT FOR COMMERCIAL ENTITIES THAT HAVE ADOPTED A CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM THAT SUBSTANTIALLY ALIGNS WITH CERTAIN SPECIFIED CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-53-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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

January 20 to March 31, 2025, 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 action18 actions on 14 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 1324 days

Judiciary AJan 20 to Jan 288 days

TechnologyJan 28 to Jan 302 days

Judiciary AJan 30 to Jan 300 days

In the SenateFeb 13 to Mar 1227 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 18 to Feb 279 days

TechnologyFeb 27 to Mar 34 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 12 to Mar 31 · stopped19 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 13

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

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 Jan 20 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Judiciary A and on Technology
  2. Jan 28Reported as amended from JA to TE in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 30Reported as amended from TE to JA in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Feb 12Read the third time in the House
  6. Feb 13Amended in the House
  7. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 17 – Mar 12

  1. Feb 17Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 18Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Technology
  3. Feb 27Reported as amended from JA to TE in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 3Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  5. Mar 12Amended in the Senate
  6. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 14 – Mar 31

  1. Mar 14Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  2. Mar 19Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Conferees named in the House: Hood, Yates and Ford (73rd)
  4. Mar 20Conferees named in the Senate: Wiggins, Thompson and Simmons (12th)
  5. Mar 31Died in conference in the House
All 18 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Judiciary A;TechnologyHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28DR - TSDPAA: JA To TEHouse of Representatives
  3. Jan 30DR - TSDPAA: TE To JAHouse of Representatives
  4. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 13AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 13Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 17Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 18Referred To Judiciary, Division A;TechnologySenate
  10. Feb 27DR - TSDPAA: JA To TESenate
  11. Mar 3Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  12. Mar 12AmendedSenate
  13. Mar 12Passed As AmendedSenate
  14. Mar 14Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  15. Mar 19Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  16. Mar 19Conferees Named Hood,Yates,Ford (73rd)House of Representatives
  17. Mar 20Conferees Named Wiggins,Thompson,Simmons (12th)Senate
  18. Mar 31Died In ConferenceHouse of Representatives