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NCSL Task Force on Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Privacy
Co-Chair: President Thomas C. Alexander, South Carolina
Co-Chair: Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin, California
Vice Chair: Representative Giovanni Capriglione, Texas
Vice Chair: Senator James Maroney, Connecticut

NCSL Contacts: Chelsea Canada (Denver)  Nicole Ezeh (D.C.)  Sanam Hooshidary (D.C.)  Heather Morton (Denver)  Susan Parnas Frederick (D.C.)  Barrie Tabin (D.C.) 

Members by States

Alabama
Representative Joe Lovvorn
Alaska
Senator Shelley Hughes
Arkansas
Representative Andrew Collins
Representative Austin McCollum
Representative Stephen Meeks
California
Brandon Bjerke
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin
Colorado
Senator Robert Rodriguez
Representative Manny Rutinel
Arielle Schneider
Connecticut
Senator Bob Duff
Senator James Maroney
Representative Tracy Marra
Georgia
Senator John Albers
Representative Don Parsons
Indiana
Senator Liz Brown
Zac Maier
Maine
Representative Amy Kuhn
Representative Daniel Sayre
Maryland
Senator Katie Fry Hester
Massachusetts
Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Senator Michael O. Moore
Representative Angelo J. Puppolo
Minnesota
Representative Kristin Bahner
Representative Steve Elkins
Representative Jim Nash
Mississippi
Senator Scott DeLano
Montana
Representative Katie Sullivan
Senator Barry Usher
Nevada
Senator Nicole J. Cannizzaro
Patrick Guinan
New York
Assemblymember Alex Bores
Senator Kristen Gonzalez
North Carolina
Martin W. Brock
Ohio
Senator Kent Smith
Oklahoma
Representative Josh West
Oregon
Sean McSpaden
Pennsylvania
Representative Malcolm Kenyatta
Senator Tracy Pennycuick
Rhode Island
Representative Jacquelyn M. Baginski
Senator Louis P. DiPalma
Senator Victoria Gu
Representative Brian Patrick Kennedy
South Carolina
President Thomas C. Alexander
Representative J.A. Moore
South Dakota
Senator Liz Larson
Texas
Katy Aldredge
Representative Giovanni Capriglione
Jon Heining
Utah
Representative Paul A. Cutler
Senator Wayne A. Harper
Senator Todd Weiler
Vermont
Representative Monique Priestley
Representative Laura Sibilia
Virginia
Senator Lashrecse D. Aird
Delegate Michelle Lopes Maldonado
Washington
Senator Matt Boehnke
Representative Shelley Kloba
Representative Cindy Ryu

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Meetings

Feb. 7-8, 2025, Tampa, FL. | Registration Now Closed


Aug. 4, 2024, Louisville, Ky. | Agenda and Meeting Materials


May 17, 2024, Quebec, Canada | Agenda

Session Resources

Cybersecurity Workforce and Apprenticeship Opportunities for States
Snapshot: Johnson Controls
Internet Routing Security
EcoBytes: Unveiling the Environmental Footprint of AI

NCSL Resources


Jan. 11-12, 2024, Las Vegas | Agenda

Session Resources

Additional Resources 

NCSL Resources 


Sept. 28-29, 2023, Washington, D.C. | Agenda

Session Resources


June 1-2, 2023, Providence, R.I. | Agenda

Session Resources


Dec. 5, 2022, San Diego (Prior to NCSL Forecast '23 Meeting) | Agenda

Session Resources


July 31, 2022, Denver (Invitational Prior to NCSL's Legislative Summit) | Agenda

Session Resources

NCSL Resources


May 19-20, 2022, Seattle | Agenda

Session Resources


Virtual Task Force Meeting, March 25, 2022 | 1-3 p.m. ET | Agenda

(Open to task force members and sponsors only.)

No session resources/handouts available.


Virtual Task Force Meeting, June 18, 2021 | 1-3 pm ET | Agenda

Session Resources


Dec. 3, 2020 | Cybersecurity Task Force Virtual Meeting | 1-4 p.m. ET | Agenda

(Open to Task Force members and sponsors only)

Handouts


Sept. 22-25, 2020 | Privacy Week

Privacy Week examined policy issues including consumer data policy, government data usage, and the intersections between data privacy and cybersecurity. Links to blogs, podcasts, and virtual meetings are available on the Privacy Week web page.


June 25 and 26, 2020 | Cybersecurity Task Force Virtual Meeting—Virtual Cyber Range Experience

This virtual event, held with the IBM X-Force Command Center, allowed attendees to participate in a simulation of how a breach unfolds in real time. It showcased the attack vectors that healthcare, life sciences, education, and government organizations experience every day. The event covered security best practices and tactics, the importance of implementing a security strategy and the leadership skills required to deal with a major security issue.

Resources


May 28, 2020 | Cybersecurity Task Force Virtual Meeting—Ransomware Resistance | Agenda

Presentations

Other Resources

  • NCSL Computer Crime Statutes - Ransomware and Computer Extortion

April 28, 2020 | Cybersecurity Task Force Virtual Meeting | Agenda

Presentations


Dec. 9, 2019 | JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge, Phoenix, Ariz. (Prior to the NCSL Capitol Forum) | Agenda

Presentations

Session Resources

  • CISA's Cyber Essentials
  • NCSL: Election Security: What Legislators (and Others) Need to Know
  • NCSL LegisBrief: State and Federal Efforts to Enhance Cybersecurity

Aug. 4, 2019 | NCSL Legislative Summit, Nashville, Tenn. | Agenda


May 22, 2019 | Archived Recording: NCSL Webinar: Cybersecurity Inside Legislatures


Jan. 18, 2018 | NCSL Executive Committee Meeting, New Orleans | Agenda

Session Resources


July 30, 2018 | NCSL Legislative Summit, Los Angeles | Agenda | Printable Agenda


May 11, 2018 | NCSL Executive Committee Meeting, Denver | Final Agenda

Session Materials


Dec. 12, 2017 | NCSL Capitol Forum, Coronado, Calif. | Final Agenda

Session Materials


Aug. 6-9, 2017 | NCSL Legislative Summit, Boston | Agenda


July 14, 2017 | Webinar: Cybertechnology and the Law

New technologies are outpacing the laws that govern their use. In this archived webinar, hear how cybersecurity, cybercrime and other technology issues can be addressed with legislation that will stand the test of time.


April 21, 2017 | Task Force meeting in conjunction with the NCSL Spring Executive Committee Meeting, Santa Fe | Agenda

Presentations


Jan. 27, 2017 | Joint Webinar With NGA’s Policy Academy on Enhancing State Cybersecurity: “Engaging State Lawmakers”

This webinar featured our task force co-chairs and discussed bridging the communication gap between the executive and legislative branches.


Dec. 5-6, 2016 | NCSL Capitol Forum | Cybersecurity Task Force Pre-Conference Agenda

Presentations


Oct. 21, 2016 | NCSL/NASCIO Webinar on the State of the States Chief Information Security Officer Biennial Survey

This webinar explored collaboration efforts between executive agency CISOs and Legislators.


Aug. 7, 2016 | Chicago in Conjunction With the NCSL Legislative Summit.

Presentations


June 22, 2016 | Conference Call With Department of Homeland Security on Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015


May 20-21, 2016 | Executive Committee Task Force on Cybersecurity, Minneapolis | Agenda

Presentations

Sponsors

  • ACT | The App Association
  • Adobe
  • Alibaba
  • Amazon
  • American Association of Political Consultants
  • Ancestry
  • AT&T
  • Axon
  • BSA - The Software Alliance
  • Consumer Data Industry Association
  • Credo AI
  • CTIA - The Wireless Association
  • DeleteMe
  • Deloitte
  • Entertainment Software Association
  • FedEx Corporation
  • Google
  • IBM
  • Intuit
  • Johnson Controls Inc.
  • Lenovo
  • MasterCard Worldwide
  • Maximus
  • Meta
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • MultiState Associates
  • NCTA - The Internet & Television Association
  • NEC
  • OpenAI
  • Oracle
  • Palo Alto Networks
  • RELX
  • Rocket Companies
  • Salesforce
  • Security Finance
  • Skydio
  • Software Information Industry Association
  • State Privacy & Security Coalition
  • Upstart Networks
  • Venable LLP
  • Verizon
  • Workday
  • ZoomInfo

Please contact NCSL staff for information about sponsorship levels and benefits.

Additional Resources

NCSL Resources

External Resources

Federal Activities

State Practice

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