Assembly Bill A2432

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to instituting internet service neutrality

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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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2019-A2432 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3663
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 11 Head, §§212 & 215, add §231, Pub Serv L; add §148, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8882, S7183
2021-2022: A3479, S3477
2023-2024: A3990, S2582

2019-A2432 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to instituting internet service neutrality; provides the public service commission with jurisdiction over monitoring broadband internet service providers; requires a certification for internet service neutrality in certain state contracts.

2019-A2432 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2432
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  FAHY, BARRETT, ORTIZ, MAGNARELLI, GOTTFRIED,
   ENGLEBRIGHT, THIELE, SIMON, D'URSO, GLICK, LUPARDO, JAFFEE, ZEBROWSKI,
   SANTABARBARA,  COLTON,  CAHILL,  GALEF,  MOSLEY,  ARROYO,   SEAWRIGHT,
   PICHARDO,   LIFTON,  DINOWITZ,  VANEL,  STIRPE,  L. ROSENTHAL,  STECK,
   ABINANTI, RICHARDSON, WRIGHT, WALLACE, O'DONNELL, TAYLOR, NIOU, QUART,
   CARROLL, DE LA ROSA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH  --  read
   once  and  referred  to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and
   Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the  state  finance  law,  in
   relation to instituting internet service neutrality
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The article heading of article 11  of  the  public  service
 law,  as  added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
 follows:
      PROVISIONS RELATING TO CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES AND BROADBAND
                        INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
   § 2. Section 212 of the public service law is amended  by  adding  two
 new subdivisions 15 and 16 to read as follows:
   15.  "BROADBAND  INTERNET  ACCESS  SERVICE"  SHALL  MEAN A MASS-MARKET
 RETAIL SERVICE THAT PROVIDES THE CAPABILITY  TO  TRANSMIT  DATA  TO  AND
 RECEIVE DATA FROM ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL INTERNET ENDPOINTS, INCLUDING
 ANY  CAPABILITIES THAT ARE INCIDENTAL TO AND ENABLE THE OPERATION OF THE
 COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE  DIAL-UP  INTERNET  ACCESS
 SERVICE.
   16. "BROADBAND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, BUSI-
 NESS  OR  ORGANIZATION QUALIFIED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, INCLUDING
 MUNICIPAL BROADBAND PROVIDERS, THAT PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS,  CORPORATIONS,
 OR OTHER ENTITIES WITH BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02295-01-9

              

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