Virginia House Bill 971 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2008 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2008-02-04 - House: Incorporated by Science and Technology (HB1469-Byron) by voice vote

Database breach notification. Requires a person or business that conducts business in Virginia and that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information to conduct a reasonable investigation to promptly determine the likelihood that personal information has been or will be misused when it becomes aware of an incident of unauthorized access to personal customer information. Notification must be made in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, consistent with the legitimate needs of law enforcement. The bill also contains alternative notification provisions. Any customer injured by a violation of this section may institute a civil action to recover actual damages or to enjoin any business that violates or has violated this section. This bill has been incorporated into

Identity theft; notice of database breach.

Del. Stephen Shannon [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2008-02-04		House: Incorporated by Science and Technology (HB1469-Byron) by voice vote
2008-01-29		House: Assigned S & T sub: #1
2008-01-21		House: Referred to Committee on Science and Technology
2008-01-21		House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
2008-01-16		House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil
2008-01-08		House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2008-01-08		House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 086219724

HB1469 (Similar To) 2011-01-31 - House: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB2043-Anderson) by voice vote

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?081+sum+HB971