l9n/ Mississippi

2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1220

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on March 3, 2026.

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 AMEND SECTION 83-5-803, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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

1 co-sponsor

Jeff Hale

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2026, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

Judiciary AJan 19 to Feb 214 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped20 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 19 to Feb 267 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyFeb 26 to Mar 3 · stopped5 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 Jan 19 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 2Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 12 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 12Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 19Referred to the Senate committees on Judiciary, Division A and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  3. Feb 26Reported as amended from JA to AC in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 19Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
  7. Feb 26DR - TSDPAA: JA To ACSenate
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate