Senate Bill S804

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to when and how notification of a data breach is to be provided to the department of financial services

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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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2025-S804 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A913
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §899-aa, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.2659-B & A.8872-A)

2025-S804 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to when and how notification of a data breach is to be provided to the department of financial services.

2025-S804 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S804 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    804
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  when  and  how
   notification  of  a data breach is to be provided to the department of
   financial services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 8 of section 899-aa of the
 general business law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amend-
 ing the general business law relating to notification of a data  breach,
 as  proposed  in  legislative bills numbers S. 2659-B and A.  8872-A, is
 amended to read as follows:
   (a) In the event that any New York residents are to be  notified,  the
 person  or business shall notify the state attorney general, the depart-
 ment of state, the division of  state  police,  and  the  department  of
 financial  services  as  to  the timing, content and distribution of the
 notices and approximate number of affected persons and shall  provide  a
 copy  of  the template of the notice sent to affected persons; PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT NOTICE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES SHALL  ONLY
 BE REQUIRED IF THE PERSON OR BUSINESS IS A COVERED ENTITY, AS DEFINED IN
 23  NYCRR 500.1, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE PROVIDED
 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES  IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH  23  NYCRR
 500.17.  Such  notice  shall be made without delaying notice to affected
 New York residents.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the  same  date  and  in  the  same
 manner  as  a  chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the general business
 law relating to notification of a data breach, as proposed  in  legisla-
 tive bills numbers S. 2659-B and A. 8872-A, takes effect.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02809-01-5

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