HB 1523: Corporate Espionage
GENERAL BILL by Beltran ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Andrade ; Byrd ; Fischer ; Leek ; Maggard ; Zika
Corporate Espionage; Prohibits theft of trade secret; prohibits trafficking in trade secrets; reclassifies penalty & increases offense severity ranking for an offense committed with specified intent; requires court to order specified restitution for violation; provides for civil actions for violations; provides exception to criminal & civil liability for certain disclosures.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/2/2021 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/5/2021 | House |
• Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/9/2021 | House |
• Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee |
| 3/15/2021 | House |
• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda |
| 3/17/2021 | House |
• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 4/8/2021 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021) |
| 4/13/2021 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar |
| 4/14/2021 | House |
• Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 |
| 4/15/2021 | House |
• Message sent to senate |
| 4/15/2021 | Senate |
• In Messages |
| 4/19/2021 | Senate |
• Referred to Rules -SJ 504 |
| 4/20/2021 | Senate |
• Received -SJ 504 |
| 4/26/2021 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 707 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/SB 1378 -SJ 707 • Read 2nd time -SJ 707 • Read 3rd time -SJ 707 • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 707, 708 |
| 4/26/2021 | House |
• In Messages • Ordered enrolled |
| 6/4/2021 |
• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
|
| 6/7/2021 |
• Approved by Governor |
|
| 6/9/2021 |
• Chapter No. 2021-75 |
