2026
Regular Session
Cybersecurity; governmental and certain commercial entities substantially complying with standards not liable for incidents relating to.
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 AMEND SECTION 83-5-803, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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House Bill 1220
HB 1220
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Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2026
Judiciary A
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Judiciary, Division A
F
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Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
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Hood
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Hale
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A
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01/19 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
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02/02 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
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02/11 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
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02/11 (H) Passed
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02/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
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02/19 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
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02/26 (S) DR - TSDPAA: JA To AC
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03/03 (S) Died In Committee
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