Assembly Bill A6119

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the preservation of electronic mail

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  • 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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2015-A6119 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง166-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1872, A10966
2019-2020: A3859
2021-2022: A3569

2015-A6119 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the preservation of electronic mail for a period of seven years.

2015-A6119 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6119

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McLAUGHLIN  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  the  preservation  of
  electronic mail

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  166-a
to read as follows:
  S  166-A.  PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC MAIL. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCON-
SISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE
STATE OR ANY MUNICIPAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF OR  ANY  DEPARTMENT,  BUREAU,
BOARD,  COMMISSION,  AUTHORITY OR ANY OTHER AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF
THE STATE OR ANY MUNICIPAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF SHALL BE REQUIRED TO KEEP
A RECORD OF ALL ELECTRONIC MAIL FOR A PERIOD OF  SEVEN  YEARS  FROM  THE
DATE OF CREATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09681-02-5

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