Mississippi House Bill 1575

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

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

Rep. Shane Aguirre [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1575.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1500-1599/HB1575IN.htm