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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2026</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>State Security Operations Center; create within ITS to serve as operational arm of statewide cybersecurity.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO CREATE A STATE SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER (SSOC) WITHIN THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES; TO REQUIRE THE SSOC TO PROVIDE CENTRALIZED STATEWIDE CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS AND TO COORDINATE WITH THE ENTERPRISE SECURITY PROGRAM TO ENSURE STATEWIDE STANDARDS AND CONTROLS ARE TECHNICALLY IMPLEMENTED AND ENFORCED; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES TO REPORT SUSPECTED CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS AND COOPERATE WITH SSOC MONITORING, INCIDENT RESPONSE AND VULNERABILITY REMEDIATION EFFORTS; TO REQUIRE SSOC TO SUBMIT ANNUAL REPORTS SUMMARIZING OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE AND ACTIVITIES, STATEWIDE CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS, OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND RESOURCE NEEDS; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 25-53-201, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>02/03/26 at 19:06</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>H</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>1727</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>House Bill 1727</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>HB 1727</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>H</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Majority</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2026</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Technology</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>F</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/TE.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
		<HOUSE>
			<H_NAME>Appropriations A</H_NAME>
			<H_INCMTE>T</H_INCMTE>
			<H_LINK>../../House_cmtes/AP.xml</H_LINK>
		</HOUSE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Ford (73rd)</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../House_authors/Ford_(73rd).xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
		<ADDITIONAL>
			<CO_NAME>Zuber</CO_NAME>
			<CO_LINK>../../House_authors/Zuber.xml</CO_LINK>
	</ADDITIONAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<CODESECTIONS>
		<AFFECT>BF</AFFECT>
		<SECTION>025-0053-0201</SECTION>
		<SECTIONLINK>../../code_sections/025/00530201.xml</SECTIONLINK>
	</CODESECTIONS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/19 (H) Referred To Technology;Appropriations A</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/28 (H) DR - TSDP: TE To AP</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 3</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/03 (H) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1727IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1727IN.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/HB/1700-1799/HB1727IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2026/html/HB/1700-1799/HB1727IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<FISCALNOTE>
			<FISCALNOTEFLAG>N</FISCALNOTEFLAG>
			<FISCALNOTEPATH>../../../../documents/2026/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1727.pdf</FISCALNOTEPATH>
		</FISCALNOTE>
	</DOCUMENTS>
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