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HB 1523: Corporate Espionage

GENERAL BILL by Beltran ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Andrade ; Byrd ; Fischer ; Leek ; Maggard ; Zika

Corporate Espionage; Prohibits theft of trade secret; prohibits trafficking in trade secrets; reclassifies penalty & increases offense severity ranking for an offense committed with specified intent; requires court to order specified restitution for violation; provides for civil actions for violations; provides exception to criminal & civil liability for certain disclosures.

Effective Date: 10/1/2021
Last Action: 6/9/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-75
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2021 House • Filed
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2021 House • Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
3/9/2021 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/15/2021 House • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
3/17/2021 House • Favorable by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
4/8/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021)
4/13/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/14/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
4/15/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Rules -SJ 504
4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 504
4/26/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 707
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 1378 -SJ 707
• Read 2nd time -SJ 707
• Read 3rd time -SJ 707
• Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 707, 708
4/26/2021 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/4/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2021 • Approved by Governor
6/9/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-75