SB 472 IN

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Requires political subdivisions, state agencies, school corporations, and state educational institutions (public entities), with the exception of specified categories of hospitals and the Indianapolis department of public utilities (department), to adopt not later than December 31, 2027, a: (1) technology resources policy; and (2) cybersecurity policy; that meet specified requirements. Provides the department is not required to report a cybersecurity incident to the office of technology (office). Requires the office to develop: (1) standards and guidelines regarding cybersecurity for use by political subdivisions and state educational institutions; and (2) a uniform cybersecurity policy for use by state agencies. Requires the office to develop, in collaboration with the department of education: (1) a uniform technology resources policy governing use of technology resources by the employees of school corporations; and (2) a uniform cybersecurity policy for use by school corporations. Requires: (1) a public entity to biennially submit to the office the cybersecurity policy adopted by the public entity; and (2) the office to establish a procedure for collecting and maintaining a record of submitted cybersecurity policies. Requires a public entity that engages a third party to conduct an assessment of the public entity's cybersecurity policy to provide the results of the assessment to the office.

• Liz Brown Republican · author
• Brian Buchanan Republican · author
• Matt Lehman Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 13, 2025 Authored by Senator Brown L · upper
2. Jan 13, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology · upper
3. Jan 16, 2025 Senator Buchanan added as second author · upper
4. Jan 23, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
5. Feb 13, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
6. Feb 13, 2025 Senator Randolph added as coauthor · upper
7. Feb 17, 2025 Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote · upper
8. Feb 17, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
9. Feb 20, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Lehman · upper
10. Feb 20, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 200: yeas 47, nays 2 · upper
11. Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
12. Feb 20, 2025 Cosponsors: Representatives Morris and Lopez · upper
13. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform · lower
14. Mar 17, 2025 Representative O'Brien added as cosponsor · lower
15. Mar 24, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
16. Mar 24, 2025 Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 · lower
17. Apr 10, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
18. Apr 14, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
19. Apr 15, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 454: yeas 97, nays 0 · lower
20. Apr 16, 2025 Motion to concur filed · upper
21. Apr 16, 2025 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
22. Apr 21, 2025 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 477: yeas 43, nays 0 · upper
23. Apr 22, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
24. Apr 22, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
25. Apr 23, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
26. May 1, 2025 Public Law 142 · upper
27. May 1, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive