2017 House Bill 5094

Senate Roll Call 140: Passed

To prohibit consumer credit rating agencies from charging a fee to place, remove or temporarily lift a security freeze on an individual who requests this. Under current law these agencies can charge $10 unless the consumer has filed an identity theft-related police report. The bill was introduced following a security breech at the Equifax agency that reportedly put 140 million individuals at risk of identity thef.

35 Yeas / 1 Nay
Republican (25 Yeas / 1 Nay)
Democrat (10 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (1)