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House passes identity-theft bill allowing consumers to freeze credit reports
Summary
Third substitute Senate Bill 71, allowing consumers to place a freeze on their credit reports and requiring credit bureaus to unfreeze within 15 minutes of consumer authorization, passed the House 71-0 on Feb. 24, 2006; sponsors said the law is preventive and includes a 30-month implementation delay for industry compliance.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House unanimously passed third substitute Senate Bill 71 on Feb. 24, 2006, a consumer-protection measure that lets individuals request that credit-reporting agencies block the release of their credit reports except with a PIN or specific authorization.
Sponsor Representative Clark framed the bill as a preventive step against identity theft, citing national losses he summarized…
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