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Assembly Bill A3481

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires software that blocks automated calls to be provided in state contracts that include information and communication technologies

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2019-A3481 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3434
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §148, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9932
2021-2022: A590, A3615, S1826
2023-2024: A1171, A4371, S3368
2025-2026: A984, A3192, S4537

2019-A3481 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires software that blocks automated calls to be provided in state contracts that include information and communication technologies.

2019-A3481 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3481
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to requiring software
   that blocks automated calls to be provided  in  state  contracts  that
   include information and communication technologies

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 148 to read as follows:
   § 148. AUTOMATED CALL SOFTWARE. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   A.  "INFORMATION  AND  COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES" INCLUDES, BUT SHALL
 NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY COMMUNICATION  DEVICE  OR  APPLICATION  INCLUDING
 RADIO,  TELEVISION,  CELLULAR  PHONES, COMPUTER AND NETWORK HARDWARE AND
 SOFTWARE, AND SATELLITE SYSTEMS AS WELL  AS  THE  VARIOUS  SERVICES  AND
 APPLICATIONS   ASSOCIATED  WITH  THEM,  SUCH  AS  VIDEOCONFERENCING  AND
 DISTANCE LEARNING;
   B. "CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION" MEANS INFORMATION  PROVIDED  TO
 AN  END  USER BY A CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICE REGARDING THE TELEPHONE
 NUMBER OF, OR OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE  ORIGINATION  OF,  A  CALL
 MADE USING A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE OR VOIP SERVICE;
   C.  "CALLER  IDENTIFICATION  SERVICE"  MEANS  ANY  SERVICE  OR  DEVICE
 DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE USER OF THE SERVICE OR DEVICE WITH THE TELEPHONE
 NUMBER OF, OR OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THE  ORIGINATION  OF,  A  CALL
 MADE  USING  A  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  SERVICE  OR  VOIP SERVICE. SUCH TERM
 INCLUDES AUTOMATIC NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SERVICES; AND
   D. "VOIP SERVICE" MEANS ANY SERVICE THAT: ENABLES REAL  TIME,  TWO-WAY
 VOICE  COMMUNICATION  ORIGINATING  FROM  OR  TERMINATING  AT  THE USER'S
 LOCATION IN INTERNET PROTOCOL OR A SUCCESSOR PROTOCOL; UTILIZES A BROAD-
 BAND CONNECTION AT THE USER'S LOCATION; AND PERMITS A USER TO RECEIVE  A
 CALL  THAT  ORIGINATES  ON  THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK AND TO
 TERMINATE A CALL TO THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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