Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to internet and technology |
Mar 18, 2021 |
referred to internet and technology |
Senate Bill S5808
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Internet And Technology Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S5808 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Internet And Technology
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §899-aa, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S6880
2019-2020: S2540
2023-2024: S2659
2021-S5808 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5808 SPONSOR: COMRIE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to notification of a data breach SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends existing subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 899-aa of the general business law to provide that consumer reporting agencies that experience a data breach must disclose such breach within 15 days. JUSTIFICATION: On September 7th, 2017, one of three major consumer credit reporting agencies in the United States-Equifax-reported that hackers gained access to company data that potentially compromised sensitive informa- tion for 143 million American consumers - nearly 44% of the U.S. popu- lation. The breach included: social security numbers, driver's license
2021-S5808 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5808 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 18, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to notification of a data breach THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 of section 899-aa of the general business law, as amended by chapter 117 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows: Any person or business which owns or licenses computerized data which includes private information shall disclose any breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach in the security of the system to any resident of New York state whose private information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, accessed or acquired by a person without valid authorization. The disclosure shall be made in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, [consistent with] AND SHALL BE MADE WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS AFTER THE BREACH HAS BEEN DISCOVERED, EXCEPT FOR the legitimate needs of law enforcement, as provided in subdivision four of this section[, or any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and restore the integrity of the system]. 3. Any person or business which maintains computerized data which includes private information which such person or business does not own shall notify the owner or licensee of the information of any breach of the security of the system immediately AND WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS following discovery, if the private information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, accessed or acquired by a person without valid authorization. § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 8 of section 899-aa of the general business law, as amended by chapter 117 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06765-02-1
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