Assembly Bill A3762

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a commission to study and report on the potential implementation of legislation, rules and regulations for an open internet for New Yorkers

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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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2021-A3762 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Technology
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9059
2019-2020: A1555
2023-2024: A2675

2021-A3762 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a commission to study and report on the potential implementation of legislation, rules and regulations for an open internet for New Yorkers.

2021-A3762 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3762
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT in relation to establishing a commission to study and  report  on
   the potential implementation of legislation, rules and regulations for
   an open internet for New Yorkers; 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 commission is hereby established to assess the
 potential implementation of legislation, rules and  regulations  for  an
 open internet for New Yorkers.
   § 2. The commission 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 commission 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, 2022. Such report shall include:
   (a)  any  impacts in the New York state internet market of the Federal
 Communications Commission's repeal of open internet regulations;
   (b) an analysis of potential legislation,  rules  and  regulations  to
 advance an open internet in New York state;
   (c)  any  incidences  of  throttling, blocking, or paid prioritization
 that have occurred by the internet service providers  serving  New  York
 state; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03099-02-1

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