Personal identifying information; safe destruction of records. (HB884)
Introduced By
Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Ashburn)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Safe destruction of records containing personal identifying information. Requires a commercial entity that is in possession of, or has within its custody or control, records that (i) contain consumers' unencrypted, unredacted personal identifying information and (ii) are no longer needed by the commercial entity to take reasonable steps to destroy, or arrange for the destruction of, the records by shredding, erasing, or otherwise destroying or modifying the personal identifying information in the records to make it unreadable or indecipherable. The measure does not apply to certain financial institutions, health insurance or health care facilities, consumer reporting agencies, or governmental entities. The measure authorizes a consumer who incurs actual damages due to a reckless or intentional violation of these requirements by a commercial entity to bring a civil action. Read the Bill »
Status
12/04/2020: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
Date | Action |
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01/07/2020 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104896D |
01/07/2020 | Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation |
01/27/2020 | Continued to 2021 in Communications, Technology and Innovation |
12/04/2020 | Left in Communications, Technology and Innovation |