COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers voted Wednesday to pursue a multi-year contract for credit services that provide taxpayers with better protection from identity theft after last fall’s massive hacking of personal data from Department of Revenue computer servers.

Lawmakers hope a competitive bidding process attracts services beyond those offered in the one-year, $12 million Experian contract that Gov. Nikki Haley negotiated last October after learning of the theft.