Senate Bill S3772

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to internet service provider privacy requirements

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3772 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง390-d, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3367
2019-2020: S1464

2015-S3772 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to internet service provider privacy requirements.

2015-S3772 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3772 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3772

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 17, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  internet
  service provider privacy requirements

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
390-d to read as follows:
  S 390-D. INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS. 1. AS USED IN
THIS SECTION "INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER" MEANS ANY PERSON,  BUSINESS  OR
ORGANIZATION  QUALIFIED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES INDI-
VIDUALS, CORPORATIONS, OR OTHER ENTITIES WITH THE ABILITY TO CONNECT  TO
THE INTERNET THROUGH EQUIPMENT THAT IS LOCATED IN THIS STATE.
  2.  ALL INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS OFFERING SERVICES TO NEW YORK STATE
CUSTOMERS SHALL KEEP ALL CUSTOMER INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL UNLESS  WRIT-
TEN CONSENT IS PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER.
  3.  AN  INTERNET  SERVICE  PROVIDER  FOUND  TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THIS
SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A FINE OF  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  FOR  EACH
OFFENSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08947-01-5

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