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AMENDMENT TO SENATE RESOLUTION 142

AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Resolution 142 by replacing everything after the heading with the following:

"WHEREAS, In late 2013, Target Corporation experienced a security data breach that affected as many as 40 million people who used their credit or debit cards at the retailer; and

WHEREAS, According to Verizon's 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report, financial institutions experienced 465 security incidents with confirmed data loss in 2013; and

WHEREAS, According to Verizon's 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report, retailers experienced 148 security incidents with confirmed data loss in 2013; and

WHEREAS, In 2014, credit card data security breaches were reported by at least 13 nationwide retailers; and

WHEREAS, In 2014, TotalBank in Florida reported a security breach that put the accounts of at least 72,000 customers at risk of personal data exposure; and

WHEREAS, On January 27, 2015, United States Representative Gus Bilarikis of Florida stated in the United States House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade that a need exists to ensure that merchants are appropriately protecting consumers; and

WHEREAS, The Credit Union National Association has created a national action alert regarding data breaches, including a website, StoptheDataBreaches.com; and

WHEREAS, The Credit Union National Association urges citizens to make their government officials and representatives aware of the problem of data breaches; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the United States government to focus on increased accountability and higher security regarding credit data used at retailers and financial institutions and personal information data kept by any organization; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the members of the Illinois congressional delegation.".