COMMUNICATIONS AND
HIGH TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE 06/10/09
The Senate Communications
and Technology Committee met on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 and reported
the following measures to the full Senate by a unanimous 11-0 vote.
As Committed
SB 621, PN 710 (Folmer) This bill would prohibit the
Commonwealth from complying with the any provision of the federal Real
ID Act of 2005.
SB 622, PN 711 (Wozniak) This bill outlines the purposes for
which business establishments may electronically swipe Pennsylvania
drivers licenses such as verification of age or authenticity of the
license. The bill further prohibits the retention and or use of
driver’s license information by businesses for any purpose other than
that provided for in the act.
SB 623, PN 712
(Kitchen) This bill would regulate the use and collection of biometric
data by government agencies in Pennsylvania.
SR 133, PN 1134 (Folmer) This resolution urges the Governor and
the General Assembly to institute a mobilization strategy to manage
funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including
deployment of broadband initiatives.
COMMUNICATIONS AND
HIGH TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE 03/18/09
The Senate Communications
and Technology Committee met on March 18, 2009 and reported the
following bills to the Senate Floor by a unanimous 11-0 vote.
As committed
SB 123 (Gordner) This bill provides for the protection of
consumers from having spyware deceptively installed on their computers
and for criminal and civil enforcement.
SB 155 (Pileggi) This bill amends the Breach of Personal
Information Notification Act, providing for the notification of a breach
of computerized data within a state agency or political subdivision
within seven days following discovery of the breach and for
investigation by the Attorney General.
SB 299 (Corman) This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes and
Offenses) providing for the offense of phishing and establishing
penalties.
