Computer Verification of Hours Worked (H 5255, S 125)

This legislation would have required software to take screenshots of a contractor’s computer every three minutes, which would have then been made available to the state in “real time” in order to verify a contractor’s billed hours.

Although introduced as a bill that would hold state contractors accountable for their paid work, this Orwellian legislation would have virtually ensured significant violations of personal privacy. This legislation would have required software to take screenshots of a contractor’s computer every three minutes, which would have then been made available to the state in “real time” in order to verify a contractor’s billed hours. This bill died in committee in both chambers.