Regulates data brokers, provides that data brokers would be required to annually register, provide substantive notifications to consumers, and adopt comprehensive data security programs. Other top cybersecurity issues include election security (see NCSL's Elections database for other types of elections security-related legislation) and cybersecurity threats to the energy infrastructure and other critical infrastructure (see NCSL's Energy Program resources more information). Establishes a cybercrime investigation, requires the Department of Public Safety to investigate crimes with a nexus to the internet or computer technology including crimes involving child exploitation and cyber intrusion. IL H 4444 Status: Enacted Status: Failed--adjourned Enacts the Personal Information Protection Act, establishes a personal information bill of rights requiring parties having custody of residents personal identifying information to ensure the security thereof, provides for the approval of programs to secure personal identifying information by the office of information security, requires the notification of the division of state police and the subjects of information upon the breach of such information.. NY A 914 CISA’s Role in Cybersecurity Cyberspace and its underlying infrastructure are vulnerable to a wide range of risks stemming from both physical and cyber threats and hazards. Prohibits any municipal corporation or other government entity from paying ransom in the event of a cyber-attack against such municipal corporation's or government entity's critical infrastructure. Issues: Cybercrime; Approaches: Regulation/Liability; Key Words. IA S 2391 At the same time, the United States has substantial capabilities in both defense and power projection thanks to comparatively advanced technology and a large military budget. VA H 1334 Status: Pending Projects and services shall be integrated with existing state cybersecurity infrastructure and shall share all resulting data with the state. Status: Pending Establishes the State Cybersecurity and Information Technology Fund, dedicates revenues to the fund. Status: Pending—Carryover Status: Pending NJ A 3834 Status: Enacted Status: Vetoed IA H 2250 Amends the Freedom of Information Act, exempts from the Act records that are designed to detect, defend against, prevent or respond to potential cyber-attacks on elections and voter registration held by the State Board of Elections, the Department of Innovation and Technology, election authorities and other necessary parties, amends the Election Code, combines changes made by two Public Acts regarding cybersecurity efforts, changes references to the Help America Vote Act. NJ A 442 The Office of Emergency Service shall report annually during budget subcommittee hearings on the activities and outcomes of the California Cybersecurity Integration Center and the Cyber Incident Response Team. Status: Failed IA H 2568 Removes the economic harm requirement from the felony commercial bribery statutes, expands the crime of larceny to include theft of personal identifying information, computer data, computer programs, and services, to adapt to modern technological realities, provides state jurisdiction and county venue over cases involving larceny of personal identifying information, computer data, and computer programs, where the victim is located in the state or the county. Concerns debarment of contractors for conviction of certain computer-related crimes. The State Department is spearheading action items in the National Cyber Strategy, primarily organized around two broad policy goals: (1) to promote acceptance and adherence to the U.S.-developed framework of responsible state behavior in cyberspace, and (2) to advance an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure cyberspace that benefits U.S. interests and promotes U.S. values. Status: Failed--adjourned PA H 140 Utilizes funds from the Revenue Shortfall Reserve and matches federal funds for coronavirus preparedness and response efforts and to enhance cybersecurity technology. Status: Failed--adjourned Status: Pending IA SSB 3010 President Donald J. Trump is committed to protecting the cybersecurity of our Nation, and has made it clear that this Administration will do what it takes to make America cyber secure. GA  E.O. Cyberspace is an integral component of all facets of American life, including the country’s economy and defense. IN S 240 Regulating cybersecurity within the insurance industry or addressing cybersecurity insurance. MD S 5 Telecommunications Technology and Regulation, Digital Privacy Laws and Consumer Data Privacy Legislation. Status: Enacted IL H 5397 When an authoritarian government changes leaders, there is always uncertainty of what it means and what will happen. Read more about S/CCI, An official website of the United States government. IL S 2778 CA S 1218 Modifies and establishes various provisions governing energy policy and finance, strengthens requirements for clean energy and energy conservation in the state, appropriates money, requires reports. Status: Failed--adjourned MN H 102 CISA’s Role in Cybersecurity Cyberspace and its underlying infrastructure are vulnerable to a wide range of risks stemming from both physical and cyber threats and hazards. MA S 1822 IN S 334 Status: Failed United States, 487 U.S. 201, 219 (1988) (Stevens, J., dissenting); Fisher v. United States, 425 U.S. 391, 420 (1976)); see also In re Grand Jury Subpoena Duces Tecum, 670 F.3d 1335 (11th Cir. MD H 237 Amends the Emergency Management Agency Act, provides that a cyberattack is a disaster, requires the governor to delegate or assign authority to the director of the Emergency Management Agency to manage, coordinate and direct all resources by orders issued at the time of a disaster. Status: Pending IA HSB 49 States the intent of the legislature to enact future legislation relating to school cybersecurity. Relates to the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority, relates to the Open Meetings Act, authorizes the authority to hold executive sessions for specified purposes, relates to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, authorizes the authority to keep certain records confidential, relates to the Information Technology Consolidation and Coordination Act, modifies definition, provides an effective date. WA H 2111 Urges Congress to support the State Cyber Resiliency Act and to direct the United States Department of Homeland Security to administer state and local cybersecurity grants. IL H 5398 At least 38 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico introduced or considered more than 280 bills or resolutions that deal significantly with cybersecurity. Amends the act of Dec. 22, 2005, known as the Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, provides for title of act, for definitions and for notification of breach, prohibits employees of the Commonwealth from using nonsecured Internet connections, provides for Commonwealth policy and for entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Requires a financial institution that requires a customer to provide an answer to a security question for a certain purpose to allow a customer to choose from at least two options for each required security question, prohibits a financial institution from using a customer's mother's maiden name as a means of safeguarding access to the customer's account. Status: Enacted Relates to state government, establishes a Legislative Commission on Cybersecurity, provides legislative appointments. NY A 2124 FL H 5001 Everyone knows public policy in the states is more active than in Congress. MI H 4348 Amends the Penal Law, elevates all computer tampering offenses by one degree in severity. Provides executive recommendation for omnibus bill. Status: Pending Provides for an affirmative defense to certain claims relating to personal information security breach protection. Status: Pending Creates the Consumer Credit Reporting Agency Registration and Cybersecurity Program Act, provides for requirements for consumer credit reporting agency registration, contains provisions regarding grounds for revocation and suspension of a registration, provides that by a certain date, a consumer credit reporting agency must have a cybersecurity program documented in writing and designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of its information systems. Status: Failed Status: Enacted Status: Failed--adjourned VA H 852 Status: Failed--adjourned WV S 261 Now, the list of countries from which highest percentage of Global Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS) originated. Status: Pending FL H 821 Status: Failed Status: Failed--adjourned Status: Pending NM SJM 7 Status: Enacted Establishes a task force to study the need for increased cybersecurity within government agencies. Status: Pending Washington, D.C. 20001 Supporting Academic Research on Cybersecurity Issues. Status: Failed--adjourned Status: Failed--adjourned The CFAA prohibits: (1) unauthorised access (or exceeding authorised access) to a computer and obtaining national security information; (2) unauthorised access (or exceeding authorised access) to a computer that is used in interstate or foreign commerce and obtaining information; (3) unauthorised access to a non-public computer used by the United States government; (4) knowingly accessing a protected computer … Status: Enacted Status: Pending WA H 2663 Prohibits the procurement of telecommunications equipment or services which originate from certain Chinese entities and allows for the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services in consultation with the secretary of state to add additional prohibitions. Status: Pending GAO also reviewed … December 18, 2019. (Constitutional Amendment) Establishes the State Cybersecurity and Information Technology Fund, dedicates revenues to the fund. Status: Failed--adjourned Status: Failed--adjourned States the intent of the legislature to enact legislation relating to state information security programs. MD S 160 Urges secretary of state to assure legislature and public that State's electoral system is protected from foreign computer hackers. MI H 5427 RI S 2844 Relates to insurance, creates the Insurance Data Security Act, defines terms, requires licensed insurers to develop and maintain a comprehensive information security program based on certain factors, provides objectives of security program, requires licensee to conduct certain assessment of risk factors and ensure sufficiency of safeguarding data policies and procedures, requires use of data from assessment to determine design of information security program and necessary security measures. Status: Failed--adjourned Status: Pending Authorizes a public agency in St. Mary's County to meet in a closed session to consider the investment of public funds, to consult with counsel for legal advice, and, under certain circumstances, to discuss certain cybersecurity matters. Federal agencies and our nation’s critical infrastructure—such as energy, … IL H 4559 Status: Enacted Status: Failed--adjourned The ISACA State of Cyber Security Report also concluded that 45 percent of firms don’t think that their applicants understand the ... are taking cyber security seriously as 62 percent of companies have reported that a Vice President is in charge of cybersecurity issues. Relates to critical utility infrastructure security and responsibility, relates to the protection of critical infrastructure in the state, provides that an electric or gas corporation or municipality shall not share, disclose or otherwise provide access to a customer's electrical or gas consumption data. CA A 1376 UT H 41 As threats continue to evolve and expand and as the pace of new technologies accelerates, legislatures are making cybersecurity measures a higher priority.. 2019 Introductions: At least 43 states … State legislatures continue to advance policy proposals to address cyber threats directed at governments and private businesses. Status: Failed--adjourned Status: Pending LA H 6 Status: Failed--adjourned Status: Enacted AR E.O. Ensuring the security of cyberspace is fundamental to protecting America’s national security and promoting the prosperity of the American people. Status: Pending Status: Pending Prohibits a person from knowingly possessing certain ransomware with the intent to use that ransomware for introduction into the computer, computer network, or computer system of another person without the authorization of the other person. The governments of both the United States and the United Kingdom have agreed to provide funding to support a new Fulbright Cyber Security Award. News flash: Cyber security threats are not going away. Information sharing by the California Cybersecurity Integration Center shall be conducted in a manner that protects the privacy and civil liberties of individuals, safeguards sensitive information, preserves business confidentiality, and enables public officials to detect, investigate, respond to, and prevent cyberattacks that threaten public health and safety, economic stability, and national security. Requires the state administrator of elections to exercise disciplinary authority over the local election directors for noncompliance with state rules, regulations and policies, requires a local board of elections to notify the state administrator in writing after becoming aware of a certain security violation or a certain significant attempted security violation involving an election system. Creates the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative Fund for the purpose of funding degree and certificate programs in cybersecurity Fields and the Cybersecurity Education Management Council to advise relative to the fund. Imposes requirements related to insurance data cybersecurity, grants rulemaking authority. Status: Pending ​​​​​​ Cyber warfare … Relates to public records and meetings, revises a provision to reflect the abolishment of the Agency for State Technology, provides an exemption from public records requirements for portions of records held by a state agency that contain network schematics, hardware and software configurations and encryption, provides an exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of meetings that would reveal such records. LA H 478 Urges the State Board of Education, by the 2020-2021 school year, to establish a P12 Cyber Threat Response Team within the State Board of Education to provide assistance to public schools, early childhood providers, and special education facilities across the state when faced with a cybersecurity … State legislatures continue to advance policy proposals to address cyber threats directed at governments and private businesses. Risk: a new Aspect of Routine Due Diligence H 2120 Status: Failed adjourned. 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