Assembly Bill A5928A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the use, with exceptions, of an electronic entry card or device as a mechanism for resident or resident's guest to enter or exit a residential building

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2015-A5928 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §18-e, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A514
2011-2012: A3514
2013-2014: A253
2017-2018: A1812

2015-A5928 - Summary

Prohibits the use, with exceptions, of an electronic entry card or device as a mechanism for resident or resident's guest to enter or exit a residential building unless such resident affirmatively consents in writing to use of such card or device.

2015-A5928 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5928

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, O'DONNELL, GLICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, HOOPER,
  GOTTFRIED, WRIGHT, WEPRIN -- read once and referred 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.
                                                           LBD04412-01-5

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2015-A5928A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §18-e, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A514
2011-2012: A3514
2013-2014: A253
2017-2018: A1812

2015-A5928A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use, with exceptions, of an electronic entry card or device as a mechanism for resident or resident's guest to enter or exit a residential building unless such resident affirmatively consents in writing to use of such card or device.

2015-A5928A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5928--A
                                                        Cal. No. 267

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KAVANAGH, O'DONNELL, GLICK, ENGLEBRIGHT, HOOPER,
  GOTTFRIED, WRIGHT, WEPRIN, LINARES -- read once and  referred  to  the
  Committee  on  Cities  -- reported from committee, advanced to a third
  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining  its  place  on  the
  order of third reading

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 NOT BE REQUIRED AS A MECHANISM FOR A RESIDENT OR RESIDENT'S
GUEST  TO  ENTER OR EXIT A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR APARTMENT UNLESS SUCH
RESIDENT AFFIRMATIVELY CONSENTS IN  WRITING  TO  USE  OF  SUCH  CARD  OR
DEVICE.  SUCH  CONSENT  SHALL  NOT BE A TERM OR CONDITION OF A LEASE AND
SHALL NOT BE VALID UNLESS SUCH RESIDENT IS NOTIFIED IN WRITING THAT SUCH
CONSENT IS ENTIRELY OPTIONAL AND IS NOT REQUIRED FOR OCCUPANCY. A  RESI-
DENT'S  WITHHOLDING OF SUCH CONSENT SHALL NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT WHATSOEVER
ON THE TERMS  AND  CONDITIONS  OF  THE  RESIDENT'S  OCCUPANCY.  FOR  THE
PURPOSES   OF  THIS  SECTION,  PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION  SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A PHOTOGRAPH,  NAME,  ADDRESS,  UNIT  OR
APARTMENT NUMBER, AND TIME OF ENTRANCE OR EXIT, AND A RESIDENTIAL BUILD-
ING SHALL MEAN AN APARTMENT HOUSE.
  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.
                                                           LBD04412-04-5

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