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CS/CS/HB 493: Security of Protected Consumer Information

GENERAL BILL by Regulatory Affairs Committee ; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee ; Fitzenhagen

Security of Protected Consumer Information; Authorizes representative of protected consumers to place security freeze; requires consumer reporting agency to establish record if necessary to institute security freeze; requires consumer reporting agency to place security freeze & provide written notification within specified period; prohibits consumer reporting agency from implying that security freeze reflects negative credit information; provides procedures for removal of security freeze; provides for applicability; authorizes fees; provides exemptions; provides for violations; provides for penalties & civil remedies; provides consumer reporting agency disclosure requirements for protected consumer security freeze.

Effective Date: 9/1/2013
Last Action: 5/3/2013 Senate - Died in Banking and Insurance
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Judiciary (JU)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/22/2013 House • Filed
1/30/2013 House • Referred to Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 57
2/13/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee, 02/20/13, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
2/20/2013 House • Favorable by Business and Professional Regulation Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 156
• Now in Insurance and Banking Subcommittee -HJ 156
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 57
3/26/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Insurance and Banking Subcommittee, 03/28/13, 8:00 am, 404 HOB
3/28/2013 House • CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 406
4/2/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Insurance and Banking Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 400
4/3/2013 House • Now in Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 413
4/5/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Regulatory Affairs Committee, 04/09/13, 10:30 am, 404 HOB
4/9/2013 House • CS/CS by- Regulatory Affairs Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 579
4/10/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
4/11/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 578
• CS/CS by Regulatory Affairs Committee read 1st time -HJ 571
4/15/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/13
4/17/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 641
• Read 3rd time -HJ 641
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 642
4/18/2013 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Banking and Insurance; Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary -SJ 502
4/23/2013 Senate • Received -SJ 502
5/3/2013 Senate • Died in Banking and Insurance