S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7694--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
October 13, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, BAILEY, CHU, CLEARE, COMRIE, FERNANDEZ,
HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU,
MANNION, MARTINEZ, MAY, MAYER, MURRAY, MYRIE, PALUMBO, PARKER, RAMOS,
RHOADS, RIVERA, RYAN, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO, SKOUFIS, STAVISKY,
TEDISCO, WEBB, WEBER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules -- recommitted to
the Committee on Internet and Technology in accordance with Senate
Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to enacting the
Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids act prohibiting the
provision of an addictive feed to a minor
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Stop
Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids act".
§ 2. Legislative intent. Social media platforms automatically process
enormous amounts of data about the behavior of users, using tens or
hundreds of thousands of data points for each user, filtered through
sophisticated machine learning algorithms, to create media feeds person-
alized to each user. These feeds are based on data that generally
includes not only the deliberate choices of the users, such as content
they "like" or other users they "follow," but also conduct the user may
not even be aware of, such as how long they spent looking at a partic-
ular piece of media. These feeds make predictions about interests, mood,
and other factors related to what is most likely to keep users engaged
for as long as possible, creating a feed tailor-made to keep each user
on the platform for longer periods. Today these addictive feeds have
become the primary way that people experience social media.
Since their adoption, addictive feeds have had a dramatic negative
effect on children and teenagers, causing young users to spend more time
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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on social media than they otherwise would, which has been tied to
significantly higher rates of youth depression, anxiety, suicidal idea-
tion, and self-harm. Children are particularly susceptible to addictive
feeds because they provide a non-stop drip of dopamine with each new
piece of media and because children are less capable of exercising the
impulse control necessary to mitigate these negative effects. Research
shows that spending time on social media is ten times more dangerous
than other kinds of screentime. Among girls, the association between
poor mental health and social media use is stronger than the associ-
ations between poor mental health and binge drinking, obesity, or hard
drug use. Research also shows that social media usage at night is
particularly harmful to children's health. Self-regulation by social
media companies has not and will not work because the addictive feeds
are profitable, designed to make users stay on services so that children
can see more ads and the companies can collect more data.
This act, therefore, prohibits social media companies from providing
children under 18 with addictive feeds absent parental consent. This act
will still permit minors to view non-addictive feeds and any content
available on a social media platform, such as feeds listed in chronolog-
ical order, to ensure that children can still obtain all the core bene-
fits of social media, and does not limit social media companies' ability
to moderate in good faith to protect children from harmful or otherwise
objectionable content. Moreover, this act only imposes obligations on
social media companies where the addictive feed is a significant part of
their platform, and not on online services that provide such feeds as
ancillary features or add-ons, or where users are on the feed for a
relatively small portion of their time using the service.
To limit access to addictive feeds, this act will require social media
companies to use commercially reasonable methods to determine user age.
Regulations by the attorney general will provide guidance, but this
flexible standard will be based on the totality of the circumstances,
including the size, financial resources, and technical capabilities of a
given social media company, and the costs and effectiveness of available
age determination techniques for users of a given social media platform.
For example, if a social media company is technically and financially
capable of effectively determining the age of a user based on its exist-
ing data concerning that user, it may be commercially reasonable to
present that as an age determination option to users. Although the
legislature considered a statutory mandate for companies to respect
automated browser or device signals whereby users can inform a covered
operator that they are a covered minor, we determined that the attorney
general would already have discretion to promulgate such a mandate
through its rulemaking authority related to commercially reasonable and
technologically feasible age determination methods. The legislature
believes that such a mandate can be more effectively considered and
tailored through that rulemaking process. Existing New York antidiscrim-
ination laws and the attorney general's regulations will require,
regardless, that social media companies provide a range of age verifica-
tion methods all New Yorkers can use, and will not use age assurance
methods that rely solely on biometrics or require government identifica-
tion that many New Yorkers do not possess.
§ 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 45 to
read as follows:
ARTICLE 45
SAFE FOR KIDS ACT
SECTION 1500. DEFINITIONS.
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1501. PROHIBITION OF ADDICTIVE FEEDS.
1502. OVERNIGHT NOTIFICATIONS.
1503. PARENTAL CONTROL.
1504. NONDISCRIMINATION.
1505. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
1506. LANGUAGE ACCESS.
1507. SCOPE.
1508. REMEDIES.
§ 1500. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
1. "ADDICTIVE FEED" SHALL MEAN A WEBSITE, ONLINE SERVICE, ONLINE
APPLICATION, OR MOBILE APPLICATION, OR A PORTION THEREOF, IN WHICH
MULTIPLE PIECES OF MEDIA GENERATED OR SHARED BY USERS OF A WEBSITE,
ONLINE SERVICE, ONLINE APPLICATION, OR MOBILE APPLICATION, EITHER
CONCURRENTLY OR SEQUENTIALLY, ARE RECOMMENDED, SELECTED, OR PRIORITIZED
FOR DISPLAY TO A USER BASED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, ON INFORMATION ASSOCI-
ATED WITH THE USER OR THE USER'S DEVICE, UNLESS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
CONDITIONS ARE MET, ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH ONE ANOTHER:
(A) THE RECOMMENDATION, PRIORITIZATION, OR SELECTION IS BASED ON
INFORMATION THAT IS NOT PERSISTENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE USER OR USER'S
DEVICE, AND DOES NOT CONCERN THE USER'S PREVIOUS INTERACTIONS WITH MEDIA
GENERATED OR SHARED BY OTHER USERS;
(B) THE RECOMMENDATION, PRIORITIZATION, OR SELECTION IS BASED ON USER-
SELECTED PRIVACY OR ACCESSIBILITY SETTINGS, OR TECHNICAL INFORMATION
CONCERNING THE USER'S DEVICE;
(C) THE USER EXPRESSLY AND UNAMBIGUOUSLY REQUESTED THE SPECIFIC MEDIA,
MEDIA BY THE AUTHOR, CREATOR, OR POSTER OF MEDIA THE USER HAS SUBSCRIBED
TO, OR MEDIA SHARED BY USERS TO A PAGE OR GROUP THE USER HAS SUBSCRIBED
TO, PROVIDED THAT THE MEDIA IS NOT RECOMMENDED, SELECTED, OR PRIORITIZED
FOR DISPLAY BASED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, ON OTHER INFORMATION ASSOCIATED
WITH THE USER OR THE USER'S DEVICE THAT IS NOT OTHERWISE PERMISSIBLE
UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION;
(D) THE USER EXPRESSLY AND UNAMBIGUOUSLY REQUESTED THAT SPECIFIC
MEDIA, MEDIA BY A SPECIFIED AUTHOR, CREATOR, OR POSTER OF MEDIA THE USER
HAS SUBSCRIBED TO, OR MEDIA SHARED BY USERS TO A PAGE OR GROUP THE USER
HAS SUBSCRIBED TO PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, BE
BLOCKED, PRIORITIZED OR DEPRIORITIZED FOR DISPLAY, PROVIDED THAT THE
MEDIA IS NOT RECOMMENDED, SELECTED, OR PRIORITIZED FOR DISPLAY BASED, IN
WHOLE OR IN PART, ON OTHER INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE USER OR THE
USER'S DEVICE THAT IS NOT OTHERWISE PERMISSIBLE UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION;
(E) THE MEDIA ARE DIRECT AND PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS;
(F) THE MEDIA ARE RECOMMENDED, SELECTED, OR PRIORITIZED ONLY IN
RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC SEARCH INQUIRY BY THE USER;
(G) THE MEDIA RECOMMENDED, SELECTED, OR PRIORITIZED FOR DISPLAY IS
EXCLUSIVELY NEXT IN A PRE-EXISTING SEQUENCE FROM THE SAME AUTHOR, CREA-
TOR, POSTER, OR SOURCE; OR
(H) THE RECOMMENDATION, PRIORITIZATION, OR SELECTION IS NECESSARY TO
COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND ANY REGULATIONS PROMUL-
GATED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
2. "ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM" SHALL MEAN A WEBSITE, ONLINE
SERVICE, ONLINE APPLICATION, OR MOBILE APPLICATION, THAT OFFERS OR
PROVIDES USERS AN ADDICTIVE FEED AS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE SERVICES
PROVIDED BY SUCH WEBSITE, ONLINE SERVICE, ONLINE APPLICATION, OR MOBILE
APPLICATION.
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3. "COVERED MINOR" SHALL MEAN A USER OF A WEBSITE, ONLINE SERVICE,
ONLINE APPLICATION, OR MOBILE APPLICATION IN NEW YORK WHEN THE OPERATOR
HAS ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE THE USER IS A MINOR.
4. "COVERED USER" SHALL MEAN A USER OF A WEBSITE, ONLINE SERVICE,
ONLINE APPLICATION, OR MOBILE APPLICATION IN NEW YORK, NOT ACTING AS AN
OPERATOR, OR AGENT OR AFFILIATE OF THE OPERATOR, OF SUCH WEBSITE, ONLINE
SERVICE, ONLINE APPLICATION, OR MOBILE APPLICATION, OR ANY PORTION THER-
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5. "MEDIA" SHALL MEAN TEXT, AN IMAGE, OR A VIDEO.
6. "MINOR" SHALL MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN.
7. "COVERED OPERATOR" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, BUSINESS, OR OTHER LEGAL
ENTITY, WHO OPERATES OR PROVIDES AN ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.
8. "PARENT" SHALL MEAN PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN.
§ 1501. PROHIBITION OF ADDICTIVE FEEDS. 1. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A
COVERED OPERATOR TO PROVIDE AN ADDICTIVE FEED TO A COVERED USER UNLESS:
(A) THE COVERED OPERATOR HAS USED COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE AND TECHNI-
CALLY FEASIBLE METHODS TO DETERMINE THAT THE COVERED USER IS NOT A
COVERED MINOR; OR
(B) THE COVERED OPERATOR HAS OBTAINED VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT TO
PROVIDE AN ADDICTIVE FEED TO A COVERED MINOR.
2. (A) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS IDENTIFYING
COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE AND TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE METHODS FOR COVERED
OPERATORS TO DETERMINE IF A COVERED USER IS A COVERED MINOR REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND ANY EXCEPTIONS THERETO.
(B) IN PROMULGATING SUCH REGULATIONS, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL
CONSIDER THE SIZE, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF
THE ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, THE COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF
AVAILABLE AGE DETERMINATION TECHNIQUES FOR USERS OF THE ADDICTIVE SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORM, THE AUDIENCE OF THE ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM,
PREVALENT PRACTICES OF THE INDUSTRY OF THE COVERED OPERATOR, AND THE
IMPACT OF THE AGE DETERMINATION TECHNIQUES ON THE COVERED USERS' SAFETY,
UTILITY, AND EXPERIENCE.
(C) SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL ALSO IDENTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF
ACCURACY THAT WOULD BE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE AND TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE
FOR COVERED OPERATORS TO ACHIEVE IN DETERMINING WHETHER A COVERED USER
IS A COVERED MINOR. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL SET FORTH MULTIPLE COMMER-
CIALLY REASONABLE AND TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE METHODS FOR A COVERED OPERA-
TOR TO DETERMINE IF A COVERED USER IS A COVERED MINOR, INCLUDING AT
LEAST ONE METHOD THAT EITHER DOES NOT RELY SOLELY ON GOVERNMENT ISSUED
IDENTIFICATION OR THAT ALLOWS A COVERED USER TO MAINTAIN ANONYMITY AS TO
THE COVERED OPERATOR OF THE ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.
(D) WHERE A COVERED OPERATOR HAS USED COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE AND
TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE AGE DETERMINATION METHODS IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH
REGULATIONS AND HAS NOT DETERMINED THAT A COVERED USER IS A COVERED
MINOR, THE COVERED OPERATOR SHALL OPERATE UNDER THE PRESUMPTION THAT THE
COVERED USER IS NOT A COVERED MINOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE,
UNLESS IT OBTAINS ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE THAT THE COVERED USER IS A COVERED
MINOR.
3. INFORMATION COLLECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING A COVERED
USER'S AGE UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL
NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN AGE DETERMINATION AND SHALL BE
DELETED IMMEDIATELY AFTER AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE A COVERED USER'S AGE,
EXCEPT WHERE NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF
NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION.
4. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS IDENTIFYING METH-
ODS OF OBTAINING VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B)
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OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION AND SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED TWO OF
THIS ARTICLE.
5. INFORMATION COLLECTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING SUCH VERIFIABLE
PARENTAL CONSENT SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN OBTAINING
VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT AND SHALL BE DELETED IMMEDIATELY AFTER AN
ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT, EXCEPT WHERE NECESSARY
FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF NEW YORK STATE OR
FEDERAL LAW OR REGULATION.
6. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS REQUIRING ANY OPERA-
TOR TO GIVE A PARENT WHO GRANTS VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT ANY ADDI-
TIONAL OR SPECIAL ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OVER THE DATA OR ACCOUNTS OF
THEIR CHILD.
7. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS PREVENTING ANY ACTION
TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO OR AVAILABILITY OF MEDIA THAT
THE COVERED OPERATOR CONSIDERS TO BE OBSCENE, LEWD, LASCIVIOUS, FILTHY,
EXCESSIVELY VIOLENT, HARASSING, OR OTHERWISE OBJECTIONABLE, WHETHER OR
NOT SUCH MATERIAL IS CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED.
§ 1502. OVERNIGHT NOTIFICATIONS. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR THE COVERED
OPERATOR OF AN ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF
12 AM EASTERN AND 6 AM EASTERN, SEND NOTIFICATIONS CONCERNING AN ADDIC-
TIVE FEED TO A COVERED MINOR UNLESS THE OPERATOR HAS OBTAINED VERIFIABLE
PARENTAL CONSENT TO SEND SUCH NIGHTTIME NOTIFICATIONS.
§ 1503. PARENTAL CONTROL. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED
AS REQUIRING THE OPERATOR OF AN ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO GIVE
A PARENT ANY ADDITIONAL OR SPECIAL ACCESS TO OR CONTROL OVER THE DATA OR
ACCOUNTS OF THEIR CHILD.
§ 1504. NONDISCRIMINATION. A COVERED OPERATOR SHALL NOT WITHHOLD,
DEGRADE, LOWER THE QUALITY, OR INCREASE THE PRICE OF ANY PRODUCT,
SERVICE, OR FEATURE, OTHER THAN AS NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE OR ANY RULES OR REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE, TO A COVERED USER DUE TO THE COVERED OPERATOR
NOT BEING PERMITTED TO PROVIDE AN ADDICTIVE FEED TO SUCH COVERED USER
UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
§ 1505. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL PROMULGATE
SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS ARE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE AND ENFORCE
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
§ 1506. LANGUAGE ACCESS. 1. INSTRUCTIONS TO PARENTS ON HOW TO PROVIDE
VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN
NO FEWER THAN THE TWELVE MOST COMMONLY SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN NEW YORK
STATE CONSISTENT WITH SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWO-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW AND
AS FURTHER DEFINED BY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
2. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL ENSURE THAT ANY PUBLIC INFORMATION OR
GUIDANCE THAT IT MAY PROVIDE CONCERNING THIS CHAPTER IS AVAILABLE IN THE
TWELVE MOST COMMONLY SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN NEW YORK STATE CONSISTENT WITH
SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWO-A OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW AND AS FURTHER DEFINED BY
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
§ 1507. SCOPE. 1. THIS ARTICLE SHALL APPLY TO CONDUCT THAT OCCURS IN
WHOLE OR IN PART IN NEW YORK. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, CONDUCT
TAKES PLACE WHOLLY OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK IF THE ADDICTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA
PLATFORM IS ACCESSED BY A USER WHO IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED OUTSIDE OF NEW
YORK.
2. NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO IMPOSE LIABILITY FOR
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES OR ACTIONS BY OPERATORS SUBJECT TO 15 U.S.C. §
6501 THAT IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE TREATMENT OF SUCH ACTIVITIES OR
ACTIONS UNDER 15 U.S.C. § 6502.
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§ 1508. REMEDIES. 1. NO EARLIER THAN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE, WHENEVER IT APPEARS TO THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL, EITHER UPON COMPLAINT OR OTHERWISE, THAT ANY PERSON, WITHIN OR
OUTSIDE THE STATE, HAS ENGAGED IN OR IS ABOUT TO ENGAGE IN ANY OF THE
ACTS OR PRACTICES STATED TO BE UNLAWFUL IN THIS ARTICLE, THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL MAY BRING AN ACTION OR SPECIAL PROCEEDING IN THE NAME AND ON
BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO ENJOIN ANY VIOLATION OF
THIS ARTICLE, TO OBTAIN RESTITUTION OF ANY MONEYS OR PROPERTY OBTAINED
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY ANY SUCH VIOLATION, TO OBTAIN DISGORGEMENT OF
ANY PROFITS OR GAINS OBTAINED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY ANY SUCH
VIOLATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DESTRUCTION OF UNLAWFULLY
OBTAINED DATA, TO OBTAIN DAMAGES CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY ANY
SUCH VIOLATION, TO OBTAIN CIVIL PENALTIES OF UP TO FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
PER VIOLATION, AND TO OBTAIN ANY SUCH OTHER AND FURTHER RELIEF AS THE
COURT MAY DEEM PROPER, INCLUDING PRELIMINARY RELIEF.
2. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL MAINTAIN A WEBSITE TO RECEIVE
COMPLAINTS, INFORMATION OR REFERRALS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONCERN-
ING A COVERED OPERATOR'S OR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM'S ALLEGED COMPLIANCE
OR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
§ 4. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or
invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation
to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part thereof
directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have
been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature
that this act would have been enacted even if such invalid provisions
had not been included herein.
§ 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
the office of the attorney general shall promulgate rules and regu-
lations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act; provided
that the office of the attorney general shall notify the legislative
bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of the enactment of the
rules and regulations necessary to effectuate and enforce the
provisions of section three of this act in order that the commission may
maintain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text
of the laws of the state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the
public officers law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
