Senate Bill S3477

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to instituting internet service neutrality

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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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2021-S3477 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3479
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 11 Art Head, §§212 & 215, add §231, Pub Serv L; add §148, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7183, A8882
2019-2020: S3663, A2432
2023-2024: S2582, A3990

2021-S3477 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to instituting internet service neutrality; provides the public service commission with jurisdiction over monitoring broadband internet service providers; requires a certification for internet service neutrality in certain state contracts.

2021-S3477 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3477 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3477
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law and the state finance law, in
   relation to instituting internet service neutrality

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  article  heading of article 11 of the public service
 law, as added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
      PROVISIONS RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES AND BROADBAND
                        INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
   §  2.  Section  212 of the public service law is amended by adding two
 new subdivisions 15 and 16 to read as follows:
   15. "BROADBAND INTERNET  ACCESS  SERVICE"  SHALL  MEAN  A  MASS-MARKET
 RETAIL  SERVICE  THAT  PROVIDES  THE  CAPABILITY TO TRANSMIT DATA TO AND
 RECEIVE DATA FROM ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL INTERNET ENDPOINTS, INCLUDING
 ANY CAPABILITIES THAT ARE INCIDENTAL TO AND ENABLE THE OPERATION OF  THE
 COMMUNICATIONS  SERVICE,  BUT  SHALL NOT INCLUDE DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS
 SERVICE.
   16. "BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, BUSI-
 NESS OR ORGANIZATION QUALIFIED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS  STATE,  INCLUDING
 MUNICIPAL  BROADBAND PROVIDERS, THAT PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATIONS,
 OR OTHER ENTITIES WITH BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.
   § 3. The section heading of section 215 of the public service law,  as
 added  by  chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended and a new subdivi-
 sion 14 is added to read as follows:
   Duties of the commission in respect to cable television companies  AND
 BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS.
   14. DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE PLAN FOR THE MONITORING OF BROAD-
 BAND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL CERTIFICATION THAT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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