HB 473 Florida House · 2024 Regular Session

Cybersecurity Incident Liability

Summary
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 adopt revised frameworks, standards, laws, or regulations within specified time period; provides private cause of action is not established; provides certain failures are not evidence of negligence & do not constitute negligence per se; specifies defendant in certain actions has certain burden of proof.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Vetoed
Jun 2024
Introduced Nov 15, 2023 Vetoed Jun 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House Mar 1, 2024

How they voted

328
Passed
Total votes 40
Mar 5, 2024
D Democratic11
4 Yea 7 Nay
63% Nay
I Independent1
1 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican28
28 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
47
Key actions
14
Committee
19
Jun 26, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
legislature
Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 8
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 81, NAYS 28
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
PCS added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable by State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Now in State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee
lower
Jan 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
lower
Nov 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Commerce Committee
lower
Nov 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Nov 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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