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Senate advances credit-report security-freeze bill after amendment to enactment date
Summary
The Utah Senate advanced a first-substitute of SB 39, letting consumers place a security freeze on credit reports and requiring a PIN to lift it; senators approved an amendment moving the effective date earlier than originally proposed and voted to read the bill for a third time.
Senator Walker moved the first-substitute of Senate Bill 39, a measure that would let consumers place a security freeze on their credit reports and require a personal identification number to lift that freeze. Walker said the bill is intended to allow proactive consumer protection against identity theft rather than waiting for victims to obtain police records.
Walker told colleagues the substitute allows credit bureaus to charge a…
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