STATE EMPLOYEES-CYBERSECURITY
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HB 2371 — STATE EMPLOYEES-CYBERSECURITY
Last action — Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0040
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2017. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Amends the Data Security on State Computers Act. Requires State employees to annually undergo training by the Department of Innovation and Technology concerning cybersecurity. Allows the Department to make the training an online course. Requires the training to include detecting phishing scams, preventing spyware infections and identity theft, and preventing and responding to data breaches. Allows the Department to adopt rules to implement the program.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill HB 2371 has been updated to reflect new language, which signifies a final approval stage for the bill. This change is important because it shows that the bill has passed through the necessary legislative steps and is now ready for consideration by the governor. Understanding these updates helps the public stay informed about the changes that could impact current laws.
HB2371 EngrossedEnrolled LRB100 08806 HLH 18946 b AN ACT concerning State government.
Action History
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Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0040
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Effective Date January 1, 2018
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Governor Approved
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Sent to the Governor
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Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
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Passed Both Houses
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Third Reading - Passed; 054-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 15, 2017
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Second Reading
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Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2017
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Do Pass State Government; 007-000-000
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Assigned to State Government
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Referred to Assignments
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First Reading
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Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
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Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
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Arrive in Senate
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
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Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 107-000-000
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Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
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Second Reading - Short Debate
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Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
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Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
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Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; 008-001-000
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee; by Voice Vote
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
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House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
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Assigned to Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, & IT Committee
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Referred to Rules Committee
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First Reading
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Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
Sponsors
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 182 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Emanuel "Chris" Welch Democrat
Not signed on (182)
182 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 182 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 54 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (59)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barickman | — | Yea |
| Bertino-Tarrant | — | Yea |
| Biss | — | Yea |
| Bivins | — | Yea |
| Bush | — | Yea |
| Mulroe | — | Yea |
| McCann | — | Yea |
| McCarter | — | Yea |
| Righter | — | Yea |
| Rooney | — | Yea |
| Landek | — | Not Voting |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| McGuire | — | Yea |
| Manar | — | Yea |
| McConnaughay | — | Yea |
| Muñoz | — | Yea |
| Oberweis | — | Yea |
| Silverstein | — | Not Voting |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Steans | — | Yea |
| Cullerton | — | Yea |
| Trotter | — | Yea |
| Cullerton, T. | — | Not Voting |
| Clayborne | — | Yea |
| Connelly | — | Yea |
| Haine | — | Not Voting |
| Hutchinson | — | Yea |
| Nybo | — | Yea |
| Radogno | — | Yea |
| Raoul | — | Yea |
| Sandoval | — | Yea |
| Schimpf | — | Yea |
| Link | — | Yea |
| Althoff | — | Yea |
| Martinez | — | Yea |
| Van Pelt | — | Yea |
| Bill Cunningham | Democrat | Yea |
| Cristina Castro | Democrat | Yea |
| David Koehler | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Don Harmon | Democrat | Yea |
| Emil Jones, III | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Kimberly A. Lightford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lakesia Collins | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura M. Murphy | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Holmes | Democrat | Yea |
| Mattie Hunter | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael E. Hastings | Democrat | Yea |
| Omar Aquino | Democrat | Yea |
| Steve Stadelman | Democrat | Yea |
| Chapin Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Fowler | Republican | Yea |
| Dan McConchie | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Syverson | Republican | Yea |
| Jil Tracy | Republican | Yea |
| Neil Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Sue Rezin | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Weaver | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 66 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 107 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Batinick | — | Yea |
| Beiser | — | Yea |
| Bellock | — | Yea |
| Bourne | — | Yea |
| Breen | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Conyears-Ervin | — | Yea |
| Costello | — | Yea |
| McAuliffe | — | Yea |
| Frese | — | Yea |
| Lang | — | Yea |
| Cavaletto | — | Yea |
| Phillips | — | Yea |
| Sente | — | Yea |
| Skillicorn | — | Yea |
| Sauer | — | Yea |
| Harris, Gregory | — | Yea |
| Bennett | — | Yea |
| Hernandez | — | Yea |
| Brady | — | Yea |
| Burke, Daniel | — | Yea |
| Burke, Kelly | — | Yea |
| Greenwood | — | Yea |
| Hays | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Ives | — | Yea |
| Jesiel | — | Yea |
| Jimenez | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| McAsey | — | Not Voting |
| McDermed | — | Yea |
| McSweeney | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Bill | — | Yea |
| Wheeler, Barbara | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Christian | — | Yea |
| Wheeler, Keith | — | Yea |
| Olsen | — | Yea |
| Soto | — | Not Voting |
| Stewart | — | Yea |
| Tabares | — | Yea |
| Thapedi | — | Yea |
| Turner | — | Yea |
| Harris, David | — | Not Voting |
| Jones | — | Not Voting |
| Unes | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Not Voting |
| Wehrli | — | Yea |
| Willis | — | Yea |
| Conroy | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| D'Amico | — | Yea |
| Demmer | — | Yea |
| Drury | — | Not Voting |
| Durkin | — | Not Voting |
| Flowers | — | Yea |
| Fortner | — | Yea |
| Winger | — | Yea |
| Zalewski | — | Yea |
| Nekritz | — | Yea |
| Parkhurst | — | Yea |
| Phelps | — | Yea |
| Pritchard | — | Yea |
| Reis | — | Yea |
| Riley | — | Yea |
| Sommer | — | Yea |
| Stratton | — | Yea |
| Wallace | — | Yea |
| Welter | — | Yea |
| Yingling | — | Yea |
| Madigan | — | Not Voting |
| Andersson | — | Yea |
| Arroyo | — | Yea |
| Chapa LaVia | — | Yea |
| Anna Moeller | Democrat | Yea |
| Anthony DeLuca | Democrat | Yea |
| Camille Y. Lilly | Democrat | Yea |
| Carol Ammons | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Elgie R. Sims, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Democrat | Yea |
| Fred Crespo | Democrat | Yea |
| Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Jay Hoffman | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jehan Gordon-Booth | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie A. Morrison | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Slaughter | Democrat | Yea |
| Katie Stuart | Democrat | Yea |
| Kelly M. Cassidy | Democrat | Yea |
| La Shawn K. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Laura Fine | Democrat | Yea |
| Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Marcus C. Evans, Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Martin J. Moylan | Democrat | Yea |
| Michael W. Halpin | Democrat | Yea |
| Michelle Mussman | Democrat | Yea |
| Natalie A. Manley | Democrat | Yea |
| Rita Mayfield | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert "Bob" Rita | Democrat | Yea |
| Robert F. Martwick | Democrat | Yea |
| Robyn Gabel | Democrat | Yea |
| Sara Feigenholtz | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sonya M. Harper | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie A. Kifowit | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Scherer | Democrat | Yea |
| Theresa Mah | Democrat | Yea |
| Will Guzzardi | Democrat | Yea |
| Brad Halbrook | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Meier | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Swanson | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Severin | Republican | Yea |
| Joe C. Sosnowski | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Cabello | Republican | Yea |
| Norine K. Hammond | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Spain | Republican | Yea |
| Steven Reick | Republican | Yea |
| Terri Bryant | Republican | Yea |
| Tony M. McCombie | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2371 do?
- Amends the Data Security on State Computers Act. Requires State employees to annually undergo training by the Department of Innovation and Technology concerning cybersecurity. Allows the Department to make the training an online course. Requires the training to include detecting phishing scams, preventing spyware infections and identity theft, and preventing and responding to data breaches. Allows the Department to adopt rules to implement the program.
- Who sponsors HB 2371?
- HB 2371 is sponsored by Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 2371?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2017. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 2371?
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