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AK HB245

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/12/2020

Primary Sponsor

DeLena Johnson

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Origin

House of Representatives

31st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends the definition of "disaster" in AS 26.23.900(2) to include cybersecurity attacks affecting critical infrastructure or state information systems
  • Adds new subsection (F) defining a cybersecurity disaster as an attack on critical infrastructure, state-owned information systems, or stored/processed/transmitted state information
  • Requires the Commissioner of Administration or designee to certify to the governor that a cybersecurity attack or vulnerability has a high probability of occurring in the near future
  • Certification must be based on specific information that critical infrastructure or state information systems may be affected
  • Maintains existing disaster definitions for natural disasters, disease outbreaks, equipment failures, terrorist attacks, and environmental hazards

Legislative Description

Definition Of "disaster": Cybersecurity

Science & Technology

Last Action

COSPONSOR(S): TUCK

2/19/2020

Committee Referrals

Community & Regional Affairs2/12/2020

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