SB 493 Georgia Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

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

202
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 24
Mar 12, 2020
D Democratic9
6 Yea 2 Nay 1
66% Yea
R Republican15
14 Yea 1
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