| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 03, 2014 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to judiciary |
| Jan 17, 2013 |
referred to judiciary |
Senate Bill S2429
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
Actions
2013-S2429 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S2429 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2429
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.
This legislation allows for an individual to assign a representative
to control or terminate their online accounts. Critics suggest that
2013-S2429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2429
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 17, 2013
___________
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.
LBD06756-01-3
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