Assembly Bill A5975A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits disclosure of highway, bridge, tunnel and other thoroughfare toll and transit records, with exceptions

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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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2017-A5975 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-f, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A694
2021-2022: A770
2023-2024: A517

2017-A5975 - Summary

Prohibits the disclosure of highway, bridge, tunnel and other thoroughfare toll records, and commuter railroad and transit records to protect privacy, unless necessary to perform law enforcement functions of certain public officials and bodies or to further another public entities' official functions.

2017-A5975 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5975
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to  privacy  of  elec-
   tronic fare and toll records
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Statement of legislative intent. The legislature finds and
 declares that public entities increasingly are  establishing  electronic
 toll  and  electronic fare payment systems, which have the potential for
 great convenience to the general public. E-Z Pass, for  example,  allows
 motorists  to  have toll charges automatically deducted from pre-establ-
 ished accounts.  Programs such as these have proven popular with consum-
 ers. But some consumers,  public  officials  and  public  entities  have
 raised  legitimate  questions about the extent to which records of indi-
 vidual travel created by such electronic toll and fare  programs  should
 be  disclosed,  and  under  what  circumstances.   This bill establishes
 reasonable, uniform provisions for maintaining  the  confidentiality  of
 such  records, while at the same time authorizing disclosure in cases of
 legitimate law enforcement need.
   § 2.  The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 50-f  to
 read as follows:
   §  50-F. PRIVACY OF ELECTRONIC TOLL AND FARE RECORDS. 1.  DEFINITIONS.
 AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   A. "ELECTRONIC TOLL INFORMATION" SHALL MEAN RECORDS CREATED  OR  MAIN-
 TAINED BY A PUBLIC ENTITY OR BY A CONTRACTOR ON BEHALF OF A PUBLIC ENTI-
 TY CONCERNING A MOTORIST OR MOTOR VEHICLE REGARDING THE USE OF ANY HIGH-
 WAY,  BRIDGE, TUNNEL OR OTHER THOROUGHFARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 E-Z PASS RECORDS, WHICH CONTAIN INFORMATION SUCH AS (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)
 THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE REGISTERED VEHICLE OWNER OR ACCOUNT  HOLDER,
 A DESCRIPTION AND/OR LICENSE PLATE NUMBER OF THE VEHICLE, THE DATE, TIME
 AND  LOCATION  OF  THE  PASSAGE  OF  A VEHICLE THROUGH A TOLL COLLECTION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-A5975A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-f, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A694
2021-2022: A770
2023-2024: A517

2017-A5975A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the disclosure of highway, bridge, tunnel and other thoroughfare toll records, and commuter railroad and transit records to protect privacy, unless necessary to perform law enforcement functions of certain public officials and bodies or to further another public entities' official functions.

2017-A5975A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5975--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to  privacy  of  elec-
   tronic fare and toll records

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Statement of legislative intent. The legislature finds and
 declares that public entities increasingly are  establishing  electronic
 toll  and  electronic fare payment systems, which have the potential for
 great convenience to the general public. E-Z Pass, for  example,  allows
 motorists  to  have toll charges automatically deducted from pre-establ-
 ished accounts.  Programs such as these have proven popular with consum-
 ers. But some consumers,  public  officials  and  public  entities  have
 raised  legitimate  questions about the extent to which records of indi-
 vidual travel created by such electronic toll and fare  programs  should
 be  disclosed,  and  under  what  circumstances.   This bill establishes
 reasonable, uniform provisions for maintaining  the  confidentiality  of
 such  records, while at the same time authorizing disclosure in cases of
 legitimate law enforcement need.
   § 2.  The civil rights law is amended by adding a new section 50-f  to
 read as follows:
   §  50-F. PRIVACY OF ELECTRONIC TOLL AND FARE RECORDS. 1.  DEFINITIONS.
 AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   A. "ELECTRONIC TOLL INFORMATION" SHALL MEAN RECORDS CREATED  OR  MAIN-
 TAINED BY A PUBLIC ENTITY OR BY A CONTRACTOR ON BEHALF OF A PUBLIC ENTI-
 TY CONCERNING A MOTORIST OR MOTOR VEHICLE REGARDING THE USE OF ANY HIGH-
 WAY,  BRIDGE, TUNNEL OR OTHER THOROUGHFARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 E-Z PASS RECORDS, WHICH CONTAIN INFORMATION SUCH AS (BUT NOT LIMITED TO)
 THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE REGISTERED VEHICLE OWNER OR ACCOUNT  HOLDER,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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