General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 629
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2181
*02181*
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 629
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2181
*02181*
Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW
Introduced by:
SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING KILL SWITCHES FOR SMARTPHONES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require all smartphones sold in this state on and after January 1, 2016, to include software or hardware, or a combination of both, that once initiated and successfully communicated, render inoperable the essential features of the smartphone to an unauthorized user.
Statement of Purpose:
To protect consumers who lose or have their smartphones stolen.