| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 06, 2012 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S6629
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Judiciary Committee
Actions
2011-S6629 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9317
- Current Committee:
- Senate Judiciary
- Law Section:
- Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง11-1.1, EPT L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2013-2014:
S2429, S6532, A6034
2015-2016: S1741, A8355
2017-2018: S702, A3308
2019-2020: S3529, A3136
2021-2022: S5961
2011-S6629 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6629
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to authorizing
the fiduciary of a decedent to take control of certain web site accounts
of the decedent
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of section 11-1.1 of
the estates, powers and trusts law is amended by adding a new
subparagraph 23. to read as follow: "unless expressly prohibited by
the will or court order, to take control of, conduct, continue or
terminate any account of the decedent on any social networking web
site, microblogging or short message service web site or email
service website."
PURPOSE AND JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation will allow individual to
designate a loved one or a family member the authority to terminate a
social media account and other messaging accounts after an
individual's death. Many advocates believe that continuing to
preserve the online presence of the deceased individual could be
painful for loved ones.
Additionally, it is likely that individuals who are close to the
deceased will feel grief and pain when being reminded of their loss.
2011-S6629 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6629
I N S E N A T E
March 6, 2012
___________
Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to
authorizing the fiduciary of a decedent to take control of certain web
site accounts of the decedent
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of section 11-1.1 of the estates, powers and
trusts law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 23 to read as
follows:
(23) UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE WILL OR COURT ORDER, TO TAKE
CONTROL OF, CONDUCT, CONTINUE OR TERMINATE ANY ACCOUNT OF THE DECEDENT
ON ANY SOCIAL NETWORKING WEB SITE, MICROBLOGGING OR SHORT MESSAGE
SERVICE WEB SITE OR EMAIL SERVICE WEB SITE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14394-01-2
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