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Feb 13, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2180
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2009-S2180 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S2180 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits the use of social security numbers by an organization or governmental agency for identification purposes of individuals, including: publicly posting or displaying an individual's social security number; printing the social security number on any card required to access products or services; requiring the social security number to assess a website; and printing an individual's number on any printed materials mailed to such individual
2009-S2180 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2180 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting the use of social security numbers from being used as identification for individuals PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : Section 1. To prohibit any organization or governmental agency to use social security numbers as a form of identification for any purpose including; publicly posting or displaying an individual's social security number, printing the social security number on any card required to access products or services, requiring the social security number to access a website, and printing an individuals number on any printed materials mailed to the individual. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Amendment to Article 5 of the civil rights law by adding a new section 50-f. Section 2. Defines "governmental agency" to mean any agency or unit of the State of New York and all its municipalities within the state. Defines "organization" to mean any natural person, corporation, trust, unincorporated association, not-for-profit organization, partnership, affiliate and any other commercial entity located or doing business in
2009-S2180 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2180 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to prohibiting the use of social security numbers from being used as identification for indi- viduals THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 50-f to read as follows: S 50-F. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS AS IDENTIFI- CATION. 1. NO ORGANIZATION OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY SHALL USE AN INDIVID- UAL'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER IN ANY MANNER FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, INCLUDING: (A) PUBLICLY POSTING OR PUBLICLY DISPLAYING IN ANY MANNER AN INDIVID- UAL'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER; (B) PRINTING AN INDIVIDUAL'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON ANY CARD REQUIRED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO ACCESS PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION OR AGENCY; (C) REQUIRING AN INDIVIDUAL TO USE OR TRANSMIT HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECU- RITY NUMBER TO ACCESS AN INTERNET WEB SITE; AND (D) PRINTING AN INDIVIDUAL'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON ANY MATERIALS THAT ARE MAILED TO THE INDIVIDUAL, UNLESS STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OTHERWISE REQUIRES THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO BE ON THE DOCUMENT TO BE MAILED. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY" MEANS ANY AGENCY OR UNIT OF THE STATE AND ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF. (B) "ORGANIZATION" SHALL MEAN ANY NATURAL PERSON, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, TRUST, UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, PARTNERSHIP, AFFILIATE OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL ENTITY LOCATED OR DOING BUSINESS IN THE STATE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00079-01-9
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