Senate Bill S4760

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use of social security numbers for identification purposes

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection 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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2009-S4760 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4287
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-i, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A298
2013-2014: A2568

2009-S4760 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of social security numbers for identification purposes of individuals.

2009-S4760 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4760 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4760

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
  use of social security numbers from being used as  identification  for
  individuals

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-i to read as follows:
  S 399-I. PROHIBIT USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY  NUMBERS  AS  IDENTIFICATION.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS SHALL NOT BE USED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF INDI-
VIDUALS.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00683-01-9

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