Senate Amendment 5041 PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2277 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting after line 12 the 1 3 following: 1 4 < . "Normal business hours" means Sunday through 1 5 Saturday, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 1 6 p.m., central standard time or central daylight saving 1 7 time.> 1 8 #2. Page 1, line 35, by inserting before the words 1 9 <A consumer> the following: <1.> 1 10 #3. Page 2, line 8, by striking the words <the 1 11 request> and inserting the following: <the consumer's 1 12 written request, or within fifteen minutes after the 1 13 consumer's request is received by the consumer 1 14 reporting agency through facsimile, the internet, or 1 15 other electronic contact method chosen by the consumer 1 16 reporting agency, or the use of a telephone, during 1 17 normal business hours>. 1 18 #4. Page 2, line 10, by striking the figure <1.> 1 19 and inserting the following: <a.> 1 20 #5. Page 2, line 11, by striking the figure <2.> 1 21 and inserting the following: <b.> 1 22 #6. Page 2, line 13, by striking the figure <3.> 1 23 and inserting the following: <c.> 1 24 #7. Page 2, line 15, by striking the figure <4.> 1 25 and inserting the following: <d.> 1 26 #8. Page 2, by inserting after line 15 the 1 27 following: 1 28 <2. A consumer reporting agency need not remove a 1 29 security freeze within the timeframes provided in 1 30 subsection 1 if the consumer fails to meet the 1 31 requirements of subsection 1, or the ability of the 1 32 consumer reporting agency to remove the security 1 33 freeze within fifteen minutes is prevented by one of 1 34 the following: 1 35 a. An act of God, including a fire, earthquake, 1 36 hurricane, storm, or similar natural disaster or 1 37 phenomenon. 1 38 b. Unauthorized or illegal acts by a third party, 1 39 including terrorism, sabotage, riot, vandalism, labor 1 40 strikes or disputes disrupting operations, or similar 1 41 occurrences. 1 42 c. Operational interruption, including electrical 1 43 failure, unanticipated delay in equipment or 1 44 replacement part delivery, computer hardware or 1 45 software failures inhibiting response time, or similar 1 46 disruption. 1 47 d. Governmental action, including emergency orders 1 48 or regulations, judicial law enforcement action, or 1 49 similar directives. 1 50 e. Regularly scheduled maintenance, during other 2 1 than normal business hours, of the consumer reporting 2 2 agency's systems, or updates to the consumer reporting 2 3 agency's systems. 2 4 f. Commercially reasonable maintenance of, or 2 5 repair to, the consumer reporting agency's systems 2 6 that is unexpected or unscheduled. 2 7 g. Receipt of a removal request outside of normal 2 8 business hours.> 2 9 2 10 2 11 2 12 STEVE WARNSTADT 2 13 SF 2277.301 82 2 14 rn/rj/20424 -1-