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CS/SB 1708: Cybersecurity

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Oversight and Accountability ; DiCeglie

Cybersecurity; Citing this act as the “Florida Cyber Protection Act”; requiring the Florida Digital Service to ensure that independent project oversight is performed in a certain manner and to take certain actions relating to the procurement of project oversight as a service; requiring that the state data center be overseen by and accountable to the Department of Management Services in consultation with certain officers; requiring a state agency to report ransomware and cybersecurity incidents within a certain time period; requiring a local government to report ransomware and cybersecurity incidents within a certain time period, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government (AEG)
  3. Appropriations (AP)
  4. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/6/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Appropriations; Rules
    3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/24/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 03/29/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    3/29/2023 Senate • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    3/30/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
    • CS by Governmental Oversight and Accountability read 1st time
    5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

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  • CS/SB 1708, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/30/2023 at 3:01 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1511 (c1) Cybersecurity Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 2508 State Cybersecurity Operations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (8)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    110.205 Career service; exemptions. Page 3 (pdf)
    282.0041 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    282.0051 Department of Management Services; Florida Digital Service; powers, duties, and functions. Page 5 (pdf)
    282.201 State data center. Page 17 (pdf)
    282.318 Cybersecurity. Page 25 (pdf)
    282.3185 Local government cybersecurity. Page 37 (pdf)
    282.319 Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council. Page 38 (pdf)
    768.401 Page 38 (pdf)

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  • SB 1708, Original Filed Version Posted 3/6/2023 at 6:31 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2023 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Post-Meeting) 3/30/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1511 (c1) Cybersecurity Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee Track This Bill
    S 2508 State Cybersecurity Operations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2023-239) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    793268 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (DiCeglie)     		3/28/2023
    7:18 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/29/2023     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/29/2023 8:30 AM Governmental Oversight and Accountability 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    282.0041 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    282.0051 Department of Management Services; Florida Digital Service; powers, duties, and functions. Page 4 (pdf)
    282.201 State data center. Page 14 (pdf)
    282.318 Cybersecurity. Page 21 (pdf)
    282.3185 Local government cybersecurity. Page 33 (pdf)
    282.319 Florida Cybersecurity Advisory Council. Page 34 (pdf)
    282.3195 Page 35 (pdf)
    768.401 Page 37 (pdf)
    1004.649 Northwest Regional Data Center. Page 39 (pdf)

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