Senate Bill S7915A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to state contracts being only with internet service providers compliant with net neutrality

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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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2023-S7915 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4594
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Pub Serv L; amd §165, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7175, A9057
2019-2020: S4368, A138
2021-2022: S4666, A1239

2023-S7915 - Summary

Relates to state contracts being only with internet service providers compliant with net neutrality; prohibits the purchase of internet services from a non-net neutral source of internet services; requires certain disclosures by internet providers.

2023-S7915 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7915 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7915
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. PARKER, BAILEY, JACKSON, KRUEGER, PERSAUD, SEPULVE-
   DA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the  state  finance  law,  in
   relation to state contracts being only with internet service providers
   compliant with net neutrality and establishes a revolving fund for the
   establishment  of  municipal internet service providers; and making an
   appropriation therefor
 
   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 "NYS Net
 Neutrality Protection Act".
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 5 of the public service law  is  amended
 by adding a new paragraph j to read as follows:
   J. TO EVERY BROADBAND INTERNET LINE WHICH LIES WHOLLY WITHIN THE STATE
 AND  THAT  PART WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OF EVERY BROADBAND INTERNET
 LINE WHICH LIES PARTLY WITHIN AND PARTLY WITHOUT THE STATE  AND  TO  THE
 PERSONS  OR CORPORATIONS OWNING, LEASING OR OPERATING ANY SUCH BROADBAND
 INTERNET LINE.
   § 3. Section 5 of the public service law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN THE PROVISION OF
 BROADBAND  INTERNET  ACCESS  SERVICE  IN NEW YORK STATE TO REPORT TO THE
 COMMISSION, AND PUBLICLY DISCLOSE ANNUALLY, ACCURATE INFORMATION REGARD-
 ING THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMERCIAL  TERMS
 OF  ITS  BROADBAND  INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES SUFFICIENT FOR CONSUMERS TO
 MAKE INFORMED CHOICES REGARDING USE OF SUCH SERVICES  AND  FOR  CONTENT,
 APPLICATION, SERVICE, AND DEVICE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP, MARKET, AND MAIN-
 TAIN INTERNET OFFERINGS.
   §  4. Subdivision 1 of section 165 of the state finance law is amended
 by adding three new paragraphs f, g and h to read as follows:
   F. A "NET NEUTRAL SOURCE OF INTERNET SERVICES" SHALL MEAN AN  INTERNET
 SERVICE PROVIDER WHO ADHERES TO THE PRINCIPLES OF NET NEUTRALITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07720-01-3
              

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2023-S7915A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4594
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Pub Serv L; amd §165, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7175, A9057
2019-2020: S4368, A138
2021-2022: S4666, A1239

2023-S7915A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to state contracts being only with internet service providers compliant with net neutrality; prohibits the purchase of internet services from a non-net neutral source of internet services; requires certain disclosures by internet providers.

2023-S7915A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7915A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7915--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. PARKER, BAILEY, JACKSON, KRUEGER, PERSAUD, SEPULVE-
   DA, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Finance --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the  state  finance  law,  in
   relation to state contracts being only with internet service providers
   compliant with net neutrality
 
   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  "NYS  Net
 Neutrality Protection Act".
   §  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 5 of the public service law is amended
 by adding a new paragraph j to read as follows:
   J. TO EVERY BROADBAND INTERNET LINE WHICH LIES WHOLLY WITHIN THE STATE
 AND THAT PART WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OF EVERY  BROADBAND  INTERNET
 LINE  WHICH  LIES  PARTLY WITHIN AND PARTLY WITHOUT THE STATE AND TO THE
 PERSONS OR CORPORATIONS OWNING, LEASING OR OPERATING ANY SUCH  BROADBAND
 INTERNET LINE.
   §  3.  Section  5 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7. THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE ANY PERSON ENGAGED IN THE PROVISION OF
 BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE IN NEW YORK STATE  TO  REPORT  TO  THE
 COMMISSION, AND PUBLICLY DISCLOSE ANNUALLY, ACCURATE INFORMATION REGARD-
 ING  THE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMERCIAL TERMS
 OF ITS BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES SUFFICIENT  FOR  CONSUMERS  TO
 MAKE  INFORMED  CHOICES  REGARDING USE OF SUCH SERVICES AND FOR CONTENT,
 APPLICATION, SERVICE, AND DEVICE PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP, MARKET, AND MAIN-
 TAIN INTERNET OFFERINGS.
   § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 165 of the state finance law is  amended
 by adding three new paragraphs f, g and h to read as follows:
   F.  A "NET NEUTRAL SOURCE OF INTERNET SERVICES" SHALL MEAN AN INTERNET
 SERVICE PROVIDER WHO ADHERES TO THE PRINCIPLES OF NET NEUTRALITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07720-03-4
              

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