| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to cities |
| Jul 16, 2009 |
committed to rules |
| Jun 04, 2009 |
advanced to third reading |
| Jun 03, 2009 |
2nd report cal. |
| Jun 02, 2009 |
1st report cal.526 |
| Apr 27, 2009 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S5368
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
Actions
2009-S5368 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S5368 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5368
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the general city law, in relation to electronic entry
cards which register personal identifying information
PURPOSE :
To prohibit the use of electronic. key cards which trace identifying
information in residential buildings as a means of access.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section one of the bill amends the general city law by adding a new
section 18-e which prohibits the use of electronic entry cards which
record identifying information as a means of access to a residential
building. Identifying information includes, but is not limited to,
photographs, names, addresses, apartment number, time of entrance or
exit
JUSTIFICATION :
Management companies are beginning to attempt to take advantage of new
technologies of electronic key cards as a means of access to
residential companies. Such key cards can record personal identifying
information about the tenant who uses it, such as the tenant's comings
and goings, the unit or apartment number and name. When a person
leaves or enters his or her apartment is private information that
2009-S5368 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5368
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 27, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to electronic entry
cards which register personal identifying information
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general city law is amended by adding a new section
18-e to read as follows:
S 18-E. ELECTRONIC ENTRY CARDS OR DEVICES. AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY CARD OR
DEVICE WHICH CONTAINS, REGISTERS OR RECORDS PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFOR-
MATION SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USE AS A MECHANISM FOR A RESIDENT OR
RESIDENT'S GUEST TO ENTER OR EXIT A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING UNLESS ALL
LEASE-HOLDING RESIDENTS AFFIRMATIVELY CONSENT TO SUCH USE IN WRITING.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A PHOTOGRAPH, NAME, ADDRESS, UNIT OR
APARTMENT NUMBER, TIME OF ENTRANCE AND/OR EXIT, AND A RESIDENTIAL BUILD-
ING SHALL MEAN AN APARTMENT HOUSE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00893-01-9
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