HOUSE VOTES 151 TO 0, PASSES SB 230 REQUIRING IDENTITY LEAK NOTIFICATION

With a vote of 151 to 0, the Georgia House passed with unanimous support Senate Bill 230, requiring companies to notify consumers if their personal information has been leaked or stolen. Under provisions of SB 230, proposed by Sen. Bill Hamrick, R-Carroll-ton, companies or “information brokers” would have to provide written or electronic notices to people whose identities have been compromised.