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Committee approves bill to centralize state cybersecurity oversight and require regular assessments
Summary
Representative Scott Richardson's HB1549 would align cybersecurity functions across executive-branch agencies, require periodic reporting and establish a cyber response team; agency officials described coordination with local and federal partners.
The Senate Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs committee approved HB1549, an agency bill aimed at strengthening the state's cybersecurity posture by centralizing oversight and requiring recurring assessments and a rapid-response capability.
Representative Scott Richardson (House District 13) told the committee the bill is meant to improve the state's overall security posture and to "establish a cyber response team, a team that is specifically focused on…
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