US State Security Breach Laws

US State Security Breach Laws
see also the
California Security Breach Notification Law (SB 1396)

Here is a PDF document
from the Consumer's Union containing information
about US state security breach laws, including

Arkansas - SB 1167, Passed into law in 2005.
California - Civil Code Sec. 1798.80-1798.82, effective July 1, 2003.
Connecticut - SB 650, Passed into law 2005, effective January 1, 2006.
Delaware - HB 116, signed June 28, 2005.
Florida - HB 481, signed June 14, 2005, Chapter 2005-229. Effective July 1, 2005.
Georgia - SB 230, Passed into law in 2005, effective May 6, 2005.
Illinois - HB 1633, Public Act 094-0036, signed June 16, 2005, effective Jan. 1, 2006.
Indiana - Act No. 503, Passed into law in 2005, effective June 30, 2006.
Louisiana - SB 205, Act 499, signed July 12, 2005, effective January 1, 2006, or such later time if the Attorney General completes regulations.
Maine - LD 1671, signed June 10, 2006, effective January 31, 2006.
Minnesota - H.F. 2121, Passed into law 2005, effective January 1, 2006.
Montana - HB 732, Passed into law in 2005, effective March 1, 2006.
New Jersey - A4001/S1914, Passed into law in 2005, effective January 1, 2006.
New York - A4254, A3492, Passed into law in 2005, effective 120 days after September20, 2005.
Nevada - SB 347, Passed into law 2005, effective January 1, 2006.
North Carolina - SB 1048, Passed into law in 2005, effective December 1, 2005.
North Dakota - SB 2251, Passed into law in 2005, North Dakota Century Code Chapter 51-30, effective June 1, 2005.
Ohio - HB 104, Signed into law November 17, 2005, effective February 15, 2006.
Rhode Island - H. 6191, enacted July 10, 2005, effective March 1, 2006.
Tennessee - SB 2220, Passed into law in 2005, amends Tennessee Code Title 47 Chapter 18, Part 21, effective July 1, 2005.
Texas - SB 122, Passed into law in 2005, effective September 1, 2005.
Washington - SB 6043, Signed May 10, 2005, effective in July 24, 2005.

State Security Freeze Laws

Consumers who've been affected by a data breach generally want to limit potential damage. Here's what the Consumer's Union says about their options:
"A security freeze lets consumers stop thieves from getting credit in their names. A security freeze locks, or freezes, access to the consumer credit report and credit score. Without this information, a business will not issue new credit to a thief. When the consumer wants to get new credit, he or she uses a PIN to unlock access to the credit file."

Here's their web page with information about US states that offer this protection, and information about state laws concerning security freezes

It includes information about the following states:

Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Hawaii
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
New York
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee,
Texas
Utah,
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming