HB 17-1069

House Bill 17-1069 in Colorado establishes a temporary subcommittee focused on data privacy and cybersecurity. The subcommittee will examine whether government agencies are collecting unnecessary data, who has access to sensitive information, and how to better protect this data from unauthorized use or breaches. After submitting its findings by January 1, 2018, the subcommittee will be dissolved in July 2018. Since the bill has been signed into law, it is now active and the subcommittee can begin its work as planned.

Official Summary

The bill creates within the joint technology committee a subcommittee on data privacy and cyber-security (subcommittee) to consider: Whether state governmental agencies are collecting or retaining data that exceeds what is necessary and appropriate for such agencies to perform their functions; Who has access to sensitive data, the extent of such access, and appropriate measures to protect sensitive data; and Measures to protect sensitive data against unauthorized access, disclosure, use, modification, or destruction. The subcommittee shall submit its findings to the joint technology committee and to the general assembly by January 1, 2018. The subcommittee is repealed, effective July 1, 2018. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

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