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Jan 03, 2018 | referred to governmental operations |
Nov 27, 2017 | referred to governmental operations |
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Luis R. Sepúlveda
Tremaine Wright
Walter T. Mosley
Inez Barron
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Michael DenDekker
A8780 (ACTIVE) - Details
A8780 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8780 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y November 27, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state technology law, in relation to blockchain technology and smart contracts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 302 of the state technology law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows: 6. "BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY" SHALL MEAN DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGY THAT USES A DISTRIBUTED, DECENTRALIZED, SHARED AND REPLICATED LEDGER, WHICH MAY BE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, PERMISSIONED OR PERMISSIONLESS, OR DRIV- EN BY TOKENIZED CRYPTO ECONOMICS OR TOKENLESS. THE DATA ON THE LEDGER IS PROTECTED WITH CRYPTOGRAPHY, IS IMMUTABLE AND AUDITABLE AND PROVIDES AN UNCENSORED TRUTH. 7. "SMART CONTRACT" SHALL MEAN AN EVENT-DRIVEN PROGRAM THAT RUNS ON A DISTRIBUTED, DECENTRALIZED, SHARED AND REPLICATED LEDGER AND THAT CAN TAKE CUSTODY OVER AND INSTRUCT TRANSFER OF ASSETS ON THAT LEDGER. § 2. The state technology law is amended by adding a new section 310 to read as follows: § 310. SIGNATURES AND RECORDS SECURED THROUGH BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AND SMART CONTRACTS. 1. A SIGNATURE THAT IS SECURED THROUGH BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN AN ELECTRONIC FORM AND TO BE AN ELEC- TRONIC SIGNATURE. 2. A RECORD OR CONTRACT THAT IS SECURED THROUGH BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN AN ELECTRONIC FORM AND TO BE AN ELECTRONIC RECORD. 3. SMART CONTRACTS MAY EXIST IN COMMERCE. A CONTRACT RELATING TO A TRANSACTION MAY NOT BE DENIED LEGAL EFFECT, VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY SOLELY BECAUSE THAT CONTRACT CONTAINS A SMART CONTRACT TERM. 4. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, A PERSON THAT, IN OR AFFECTING INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE, USES EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.