Assembly Bill A8793

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a task force to study and report on the potential implementation of blockchain technology in state record keeping, information storage, and service delivery; repealer

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  • 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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2017-A8793 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Technology
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1371
2021-2022: A3862
2023-2024: A2566

2017-A8793 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a task force to study and report on the potential implementation of blockchain technology in state record keeping, information storage, and service delivery.

2017-A8793 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8793
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 27, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT in relation to establishing a task force to study and  report  on
   the  potential implementation of blockchain technology in state record
   keeping, information storage, and service delivery; and providing  for
   the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. A ten-member task force is hereby established to assess the
 feasibility, economic impacts and effectiveness of the implementation of
 blockchain technology in state record keeping, information storage,  and
 service delivery.
   § 2. The task force shall be comprised of:
   (a) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   (b) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (c) two members appointed by the governor;
   (d)  two  members  appointed  by  the chief information officer of the
 office of information technology services;
   (e) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and
   (f) one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
   § 3. The task force shall meet  as  frequently  as  its  business  may
 require  and members of the task force shall receive no compensation for
 their services. The task force shall hold at least one public hearing in
 the course of conducting its examination and evaluation pursuant to this
 act.
   § 4. The task force shall provide a report to the governor, the speak-
 er of the assembly and the temporary  president  of  the  senate  on  or
 before January 1, 2019. Such report shall include:
   (a) opportunities and risks associated with using blockchain technolo-
 gy in state record keeping, information storage, and service delivery;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13680-01-7

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