CS/CS/HB 1183: Cybersecurity Incident Liability
GENERAL BILL by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee ; Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee ; Giallombardo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Blanco ; Miller ; Steele
Cybersecurity Incident Liability; Provides county, municipality, other political subdivision of state, covered entity, or third-party agent that complies with certain requirements is not liable in connection with cybersecurity incident; requires covered entities & third-party agents to implement revised frameworks, standards, laws, or regulations within specified time period; provides private cause of action is not established; provides that fact that specified defendant could have obtained liability shield or presumption against liability is not admissible as evidence of negligence, does not constitute negligence per se, & cannot be used as evidence of fault; specifies defendant in certain actions has certain burden of proof.
Last Action: 4/4/2025 House - Now in State Affairs Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/26/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 House • Referred to Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
• Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
3/21/2025 House • Added to Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee agenda
3/25/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
• Reported out of Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/26/2025 House • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/1/2025 House • Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda
4/3/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/4/2025 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in State Affairs Committee
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CS/CS/HB 1183, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2025 at 12:28 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1576 Cybersecurity Incident Liability DiCeglie Similar Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.401 Page 1 (pdf) -
CS/HB 1183, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/25/2025 at 12:36 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1576 Cybersecurity Incident Liability DiCeglie Similar Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 527185 - Amendment
Remove lines 32-121 and insert:Giallombardo 4/2/2025
2:23 PMAdopted
4/3/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.401 Page 1 (pdf) -
HB 1183, Original Filed Version Posted 2/26/2025 at 12:47 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Information Technology Budget & Policy Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1576 Cybersecurity Incident Liability DiCeglie Identical Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 456363 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Giallombardo 3/24/2025
2:26 PMAdopted
3/25/2025PDF Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 768.401 Page 1 (pdf)