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House Energy approves 'kill switch' bill after narrowing amendment to payment agreements
Summary
Senate Bill 364, which would prohibit remote activation of vehicle or device 'kill switches' without a warrant and provide damages, passed the committee after an amendment clarified which recurring payment arrangements the bill covers.
Chair Perry introduced Senate Bill 364, an act "establishing kill switch laws prohibiting an entity from remotely activating a kill switch without a warrant, providing damages," as committee staff summarized.
Committee members adopted Amendment 003.003, which expanded the bill’s definition of "recurring payment programs" to specify retail installment sale agreements, lease agreements, rental agreements and other secured creditor agreements. Burns noted the amendment was largely responsive to industry concerns that the original language was overly broad.
Several members…
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