2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB1380: Cybersecurity; governmental and certain commercial entities substantially complying with standards not liable for incidents relating to.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Provide That State And Local Governmental Entities And Certain Covered Commercial Entities Are Not Liable In Connection With A Cybersecurity Incident If The Entity Involved Has Adopted Certain Cybersecurity Standards; To Define Certain Terms; To Require Cybersecurity Standards To Align With Nationally-recognized Standards And The Requirements Of Specified Federal Laws; To Create A Rebuttable Presumption Against Liability In Connection With A Cybersecurity Incident For Commercial Entities That Have Adopted A Cybersecurity Program That Substantially Aligns With Certain Specified Cybersecurity Standards In Compliance With This Act; To Bring Forward Section 25-53-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
Referred To Judiciary A;Technology
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
DR - TSDPAA: JA To TE
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
DR - TSDPAA: TE To JA
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Read the Third Time
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Passed As Amended
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Transmitted To Senate
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Technology
Senate
2/27/2025
DR - TSDPAA: JA To TE
Senate
3/3/2025
Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
Senate
3/12/2025
Amended
Senate
3/12/2025
Passed As Amended
Senate
3/14/2025
Returned For Concurrence
Senate
3/19/2025
Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Conferees Named Hood,Yates,Ford (73rd)
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Conferees Named Wiggins,Thompson,Simmons (12th)
Senate
3/31/2025
Died In Conference
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Amendment No 1

Committee Amendment No 1

Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment No 1

Committee Amendment No 1

Not Adopted

Senate Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1

Amendment No 1 to Committee Amendment No 1

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Passed As Amended
3/12/2025
41
Yea
10
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Passed As Amended
2/13/2025
104
Yea
12
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Joey Hood
Joey Hood
Republican

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/17/202528.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/21/202528.3 KB