ENROLLED
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 249
BY REPRESENTATIVE JORDAN
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Southern University Law Center to establish a task force to study
the effects of the sale of consumer personal information by internet access service
providers, social media companies, search engines, or other websites and providers
of online services that may collect and sell consumer personal information, and
submit its findings in the form of a written report to the House Committee on
Commerce no later than sixty days prior to the 2020 Regular Session of the
Legislature.
WHEREAS, in the age of technology, conducting business online has become
standard practice; and
WHEREAS, individuals are routinely required to disclose personal information when
paying bills, joining online communities, or registering for any service or activity; and
WHEREAS, the privacy of personal information is of the utmost importance for
financial and personal security; and
WHEREAS, many businesses sell consumer information for profit, compromising
the privacy of individuals with whom they do business; and
WHEREAS, the sale of personal consumer information is a violation of trust and of
the consumer's right to privacy.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Southern University Law Center
to establish a task force to study the effects of the sale of consumer personal information by
internet access service providers, social media companies, search engines, or other websites
and providers of online services that may collect and sell consumer personal information,
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and submit its findings in the form of a written report to the House Committee on Commerce
no later than sixty days before the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force shall be comprised of the
following members:
(1) The chief executive officer of LCTA-The Internet and Television Association
or his designee.
(2) The chairman of the Louisiana Telecommunications Association or his designee.
(3) The president of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association or
his designee.
(4) The president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry or his
designee.
(5) The chief executive officer of The Pelican Institute for Public Policy or his
designee.
(6) The executive director of the National Consumer Law Center or his designee.
(7) The principal officer of the State Privacy and Security Coalition or his designee.
(8) The president of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber or his designee.
(9) A representative of the Louisiana National Guard.
(10) A representative of the Louisiana State Police.
(11) The attorney general of Louisiana or his designee.
(12) The secretary of state or his designee.
(13) The chancellor of the Southern University Law Center or his designee.
(14) The chancellor of the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
or his designee.
(15) The executive director of Electronic Frontier Foundation or his designee.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
chancellor of the Southern University Law Center and each entity named to serve on the task
force.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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