HB 1523 (2021) -  Corporate Espionage

General Bill by Beltran (CO-SPONSORS) Andrade; Byrd; Fischer; Leek; Maggard; Zika
Corporate Espionage: Prohibits theft of trade secret; prohibits trafficking in trade secrets; reclassifies penalty & increases offense severity ranking for an offense committed with specified intent; requires court to order specified restitution for violation; provides for civil actions for violations; provides exception to criminal & civil liability for certain disclosures.
Effective Date: October 1, 2021
Last Event: Chapter No. 2021-75 on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 1:31 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1378 Subject: Corporate Espionage Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/10/2021 8:35:21 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/3/2021 8:26:23 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 3/17/2021 7:04:03 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 3/16/2021 8:23:29 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee 3/9/2021 6:08:22 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee 3/6/2021 12:42:40 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 04/14/2021 02:23 PM   Yeas: 115 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 100] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/26/2021 04:27 PM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 53] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2021-75 Time: 06/09/2021 - 1:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/07/2021 - 3:36 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/04/2021 - 12:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 04/26/2021 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/26/2021 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 707, 708 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 707 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 707 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted for CS/SB 1378 -SJ 707 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 707 Time: 04/26/2021 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 504 Time: 04/20/2021 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Rules -SJ 504 Time: 04/19/2021 - 9:39 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 04/15/2021 - 7:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 04/15/2021 - 7:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 Time: 04/14/2021 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 04/14/2021 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 04/13/2021 - 8:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 04/13/2021 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 04/13/2021 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/13/2021) Time: 04/08/2021 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/17/2021 - 7:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 03/17/2021 - 7:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 03/17/2021 - 7:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 03/17/2021 - 6:47 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 03/15/2021 - 4:18 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 03/09/2021 - 6:08 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Time: 03/09/2021 - 6:08 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Time: 03/09/2021 - 3:19 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda Time: 03/05/2021 - 4:04 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:38 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:38 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:38 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 03/01/2021 - 11:41 AM Member: Beltran Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
812.081 CS/SB 1378
921.0022 CS/HB 1, CS/HB 9, CS/CS/SB 96*, HB 123, HB 167, HB 291, CS/HB 325*, CS/HB 371, SB 428, SB 478, SB 484, SB 604, CS/HB 777, CS/HB 921, HB 961, CS/SB 1234*, SB 1260, CS/SB 1378, CS/HB 1397*, HB 1465, SB 1498, CS/SB 1566, HB 1597, CS/SB 1608, SB 1618, SB 1784, SB 1850, SB 1916, HB 6029

(*) Not the latest version