Legislation

Title: Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023)
Sponsored by: Delegate Qi
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 499
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Public Service Commission to include on its staff one or more employees that are experts in cybersecurity to perform certain duties; requiring the Commission to establish, in coordination with the Office of Security Management, cybersecurity standards and best practices for regulated entities; requiring each public service company to report a cybersecurity incident to certain entities; requiring the State Security Operations Center to immediately notify certain agencies of a certain reported cybersecurity incident; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media; Health and Government Operations

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0800

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2023 Legislative Date 2/10/2023 Action First Reading Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2023 Legislative Date 2/10/2023 Action Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2023 Legislative Date 2/14/2023 Action Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2023 Legislative Date 2/14/2023 Action Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2023 Legislative Date 3/18/2023 Action Favorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2023 Legislative Date 3/11/2023 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/13/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (110-24) Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/13/2023 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 4/07/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/26/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {743227/1 Adopted Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2023 Legislative Date 3/26/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 3/27/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (42-4) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 4/02/2023 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 4/02/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (120-19) Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/10/2023 Legislative Date 4/02/2023 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2023 Legislative Date 5/08/2023 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 499 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2023	2/10/2023	First Reading Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
House	2/10/2023	2/10/2023	Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
			Text - First - Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023)
House	2/14/2023	2/14/2023	Hearing canceled (Economic Matters)
House	2/14/2023	2/14/2023	Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2023	3/18/2023	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House	3/18/2023	3/11/2023	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023)
House	3/20/2023	3/13/2023	Third Reading Passed (110-24)	50 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/13/2023	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	50 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2023	4/07/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	4/07/2023	3/26/2023	Favorable with Amendments {743227/1 Adopted	63 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2023	3/26/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	63 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2023	3/27/2023	Third Reading Passed (42-4)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2023	4/02/2023	House Concurs Senate Amendments	70 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2023	4/02/2023	Third Reading Passed (120-19)	70 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/10/2023	4/02/2023	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023)
Post Passage	5/08/2023	5/08/2023	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 499
			Text - Chapter - Public Service Commission – Cybersecurity Staffing and Assessments (Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Act of 2023)

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