Relating to authorizing the Office of Technology to promulgate a legislative rule relating to cyber reporting.
This bill authorizes West Virginia's Office of Technology to finalize and implement a specific legislative rule (163 CSR 03) regarding cyber incident reporting. It directly affects the Office of Technology, which will manage the rule, and entities required to report cyber incidents under this rule. The key provision formally approves the rule - previously modified to address committee feedback - after it was initially filed in July 2025 and refiled in August 2025. The rule establishes standards for how organizations must report cyber incidents to the state. This is a procedural authorization for an existing rule, not a new policy.
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Introduced Jan 14, 2026
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Jan 14, 2026
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To House Government Organization
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Jan 14, 2026
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Jan 14, 2026
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Doug Smith
RRepublican
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