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GA HB1049
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/26/2020
Primary Sponsor
Martin Momtahan
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AI Summary
- Government agencies and utilities in Georgia must report cyber attack incidents, data breaches, or malware use to the director of emergency management and homeland security when such events could create life-safety risks, substantially impact data security, or affect critical systems and service delivery
- Utilities that report cyber incidents to the U.S. government or any federal agency must provide substantially the same information to the state director of emergency management and homeland security within 2 hours of making the federal report
- The director of emergency management and homeland security, with Governor approval, must promulgate rules specifying the reporting mechanism, required information, and time frames for cyber attack reports
- Agency meetings discussing cybersecurity matters or voting on cybersecurity-related actions may be held in executive session, closed to the public, with "cybersecurity" broadly defined to include network architecture, source code, vulnerability reports, security plans, audit reports, and authentication credentials
- Reports and records produced under the cyber attack reporting requirements, as well as records, data, or information concerning cybersecurity, are exempt from public disclosure under Georgia's open records law
Legislative Description
State government; facilitate sharing of information and reporting of cyber attacks; provisions
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/4/2020
Full Bill Text
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