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CS/CS/HB 151: Security of a Protected Consumer's Information

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee ; Fitzenhagen ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern ; Artiles ; Berman ; Gibbons ; Mayfield ; Raulerson ; Rehwinkel Vasilinda ; Steube

Security of a Protected Consumer's Information; Authorizes representative of protected consumer to place security freeze on protected consumer's consumer report or record; requires consumer reporting agency to establish record if protected consumer does not have consumer report; prohibits use of consumer record for certain purposes; specifies procedure to remove security freeze; authorizes consumer reporting agency to charge fee for placing or removing security freeze & for reissuing unique personal identifier; requires written notification upon change of specified information in protected consumer's consumer report or record; requires DOACS to investigate certain complaints; provides penalties & civil remedies; provides written disclosure requirements for consumer reporting agencies relating to protected consumer's security freeze.

Effective Date: 9/1/2014
Last Action: 4/21/2014 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 242 (Ch. 2014-66) -HJ 566
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/8/2013 House • Filed
11/5/2013 House • Referred to Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 19
12/20/2013 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee, 01/09/14, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
1/9/2014 House • CS by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 151
1/16/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/27/2014 House • Now in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee -HJ 150
1/28/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 02/04/14, 4:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/4/2014 House • Favorable by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 155
2/7/2014 House • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 155
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 19
• On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 03/06/14, 9:30 am, Sumner Hall
• CS by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 135
3/6/2014 House • CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 218
3/10/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 207
3/12/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 277
4/17/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/14
4/21/2014 House • Substituted CS/CS/CS/SB 242 -HJ 566
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 242 (Ch. 2014-66) -HJ 566