NY State Senate Bill 2017-S8630

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May 10, 2018	referred to energy and telecommunications

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A9986
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: State Technology
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S3207, A1479
2021-2022: S5793, A3812
2023-2024: S2734, A2664

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force to study the creation of a quantum computing project to make recommendations on how to utilize quantum computing for the purposes of developing computers for civilian, business, trade, environmental and security purposes, such as cryptoanalysis, in this state.

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8630

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to establish the quantum computing task force

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Establishes a task force to study quantum computing

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 establishes that an eight person task force shall be estab-
lished to study the creation of a quantum computing project in this
state.

Section 2 states that the act shall take effect immediately.

 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):

N/A

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Quantum computing is computing using quantum-mechanical phenomena, such
as superposition and entanglement. A quantum computer is a device that
performs quantum computing. They are different from binary digital elec-
tronic computers based on transistors. Whereas common digital computing
requires that the data be encoded into binary digits (bits), each of
which is always in one of two definite states (0 or 1), quantum computa-
tion uses quantum bits (qubits), which can be in superposition's of
states.

As of 2018, the development of actual quantum computers is still in its
infancy, but experiments have been carried out in which quantum computa-
tional operations were executed on a very small number of quantum bits.
Both practical and theoretical research continues, and many national
governments and military agencies are funding quantum computing research
in additional effort to develop quantum computers for civilian, busi-
ness, trade, environmental and national security purposes, such as cryp-
tanalysis.

New York State should research and develop quantum computing technology;
therefore, this Bill would create a taskforce to study how to implement
such a program.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:


 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Effective immediately.

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8630
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to establish the quantum computing task force
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. a. A task force, to be known as the task force  on  quantum
 computing,  is  hereby  established  to  study the creation of a quantum
 computing project in this state. Such task force shall be  comprised  of
 appropriate  state  agency personnel and experts in the field of quantum
 computing.
   b. The task force shall be comprised of:
   (i) two members appointed by the governor;
   (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (iv) one member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and
   (v) one member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
   c. The task force shall:
   (i) examine and evaluate  the  development  of  quantum  computing  by
 federal, state, and international governments and military agencies; and
   (ii)  make recommendations on how to utilize quantum computing for the
 purposes of developing computers for civilian, business, trade, environ-
 mental and security purposes, such as cryptanalysis, in this state.
   d. Such task force shall submit a report,  on  or  before  January  1,
 2019,  to  the governor and the legislature of its findings, conclusions
 and recommendations, and legislative  and  regulatory  proposals  deemed
 necessary to implement such recommendations.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14957-01-8

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Senate Bill S8630

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Leroy Comrie

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8630 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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