Selling and Other Trade Practices; legislative findings; standards for cybersecurity programs to protect businesses from liability; provide
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 1 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to selling and other trade practices, so as to provide for legislative findings; to provide standards for cybersecurity programs to protect businesses from liability; to provide for affirmative defenses for data breaches of private information; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2020
Last action Jun 15, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2020
How they voted
20–2
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 24
Mar 12, 2020
D
Democratic9
66% Yea
R
Republican15
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Cowsert
RRepublican
P
Brandon Beach
RRepublican
P
Bruce Thompson
RRepublican
P
Ed Harbison
DDemocratic
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
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