HLS 19RS-3192 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 249
BY REPRESENTATIVE JORDAN
COMMERCE: Requests the Louisiana Public Service Commission to establish a task force
to study the effects of the sale of consumer personal information by an internet
access service provider, social media company, or search engine
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the Louisiana Public Service Commission to establish a task force to
3 study the effects of the sale of consumer personal information by internet access
4 service providers, social media companies, or search engines and submit its findings
5 in the form of a written report to the House Committee on Commerce no later than
6 sixty days prior to the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature.
7 WHEREAS, in the age of technology, conducting business online has become
8standard practice; and
9 WHEREAS, individuals are routinely required to disclose personal information when
10paying bills, joining online communities, or registering for any service or activity; and
11 WHEREAS, the privacy of personal information is of the utmost importance for
12financial and personal security; and
13 WHEREAS, many businesses sell consumer information for profit, compromising
14the privacy of individuals with whom they do business; and
15 WHEREAS, the sale of personal consumer information is a violation of trust and of
16the consumer's right to privacy.
17 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
18Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Louisiana Public Service
19Commission to establish a task force to study the effects of the sale of consumer personal
20information by internet access service providers, social media companies, or search engines
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1and submit its findings in the form of a written report to the House Committee on Commerce
2no later than sixty days before the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall be comprised of the
4following members:
5 (1) The chief executive officer of LCTA-The Internet and Television Association
6or his designee.
7 (2) The chairman of the Louisiana Telecommunications Association or his designee.
8 (3) The president of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association or
9his designee.
10 (4) The president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry or his
11designee.
12 (5) The chief executive officer of The Pelican Institute for Public Policy or his
13designee.
14 (6) The president of the National Federation of Independent Businesses or his
15designee.
16 (7) The principal officer of the State Privacy and Security Coalition or his designee.
17 (8) The president of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber or his designee.
18 (9) A representative of the Louisiana National Guard.
19 (10) A representative of the Louisiana State Police.
20 (11) The attorney general of Louisiana or his designee.
21 (12) The secretary of state or his designee.
22 (13) The director of the Frontier Group or his designee.
23 (14) The executive director of Electronic Frontier Foundation or his designee.
24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
25executive secretary of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and each entity named to
26serve on the task force.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 249 Original 2019 Regular Session Jordan
Urges and requests the La. Public Service Commission to establish a task force to study the
effects of the sale of consumer personal information by internet access service providers,
social media companies, or search engines. Requests the task force submit a written report
of its findings no later than 60 days prior to the convening of the 2020 R.S.
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