2016 -- S 2139

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2016

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO CONSIDER

AND IMPLEMENT SECURE PAYMENT TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT STATE

GOVERNMENT AND SERVICES

     Introduced By: Senators Lombardi, Archambault, McCaffrey, DiPalma, and Ciccone

     Date Introduced: January 21, 2016

     Referred To: Senate Finance

     WHEREAS, Identity crimes, including credit, debit, and other payment card fraud

continue to plague consumers and the country’s economic activities; and

     WHEREAS, In many states, including Rhode Island, banks are issuing chip-and-

signature cards, that do not require a PIN. These cards are far less secure because signatures can

be easily forged, in fact, the Federal Reserve has reported that transactions utilizing a card

containing a PIN are up to 700 percent more secure; and

     WHEREAS, On October 17, 2014, President Obama signed an executive order making

chip-and-PIN technology the standard for the federal government’s card-based transactions; and

     WHEREAS, As of January 1st of 2015, government payment cards, equipped with chip-

and-PIN technology were issued, and an EMV card-replacement program began for existing

government payment cards; and

     WHEREAS, Rhode Island government and Rhode Island’s financial institutions need to

follow the lead of our federal government and provide both the private and public sectors in our

state with the very best consumer financial security available; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby respectfully requests the Governor and the Director of the Department of Administration

to consider and implement secure payment technology throughout state government and its

services; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Governor Gina Raimondo and the Director of

the Rhode Island Department of Administration.

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