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   MADIGAN,L.

   New Act                                                                     

        Creates the Personal Information Protection Act. Requires  credit      
   reporting  agencies  to  accept  security  alerts from consumers via a      
   toll-free telephone  number,  and  allows  a  consumer  to  request  a      
   reporting  agency  to  impose  a  security  freeze  on  release of any      
   information from his or her file. Requires a consumer credit reporting      
   agency to place a security alert in a consumer credit report within 72      
   hours after receiving a request to do so and to notify  persons  using      
   consumer credit reports of the existence of a security alert. Provides      
   for  the  security  alert to remain in effect for at least 90 days and      
   that a consumer may renew it. Requires  a  consumer  credit  reporting      
   agency  to  place a security freeze on a consumer credit report within      
   72 hours after receiving a request to do so in writing  and  prohibits      
   the  release  of  information  from a consumer credit report while the      
   freeze is in place.  Effective immediately.                                 
   FEB-07-2002  S  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-07-2002  S  REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE       RULES                 
   JAN-07-2003  S  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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