Assembly Bill A3642

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides regulatory control of Internet service providers by the public service commission, requires Internet neutrality and relates to the placement of equipment on utility poles

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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-A3642 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2263
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12 §§250 - 255, amd §§219 & 119-a, Pub Serv L; amd §165, St Fin L; add §104-d, Gen Muni L; amd §2879, Pub Auth L; amd §143, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8321
2021-2022: A3910, S46
2023-2024: A2611, S1950

2019-A3642 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides regulatory control of internet service providers by the public service commission, requires internet neutrality and relates to the placement of equipment on utility poles.

2019-A3642 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3642
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  VANEL, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, JEAN-PIERRE, SIMON,
   THIELE,  WOERNER,  RAIA,  CAHILL,  ORTIZ,  MOSLEY,  BARRON,  PICHARDO,
   MONTESANO,  BLAKE, BICHOTTE, RIVERA, NIOU, RA -- Multi-Sponsored by --
   M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to Internet neutral-
   ity;  and  to  amend the state finance law, the general municipal law,
   the public authorities  law  and  the  economic  development  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring  that procurement contracts require compliance
   with Internet neutrality requirements
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares the
 following:
   (a) This act is adopted pursuant to the police power inherent  in  the
 state  of  New  York  to  protect  and  promote the safety, life, public
 health, public convenience, general prosperity, and well-being of socie-
 ty, and the welfare of the state's  population  and  economy,  that  are
 increasingly dependent on an open and neutral Internet.
   (b)  Almost every sector of New York's economy, democracy, and society
 is dependent on the open and neutral Internet that supports vital  func-
 tions  regulated under the police power of the state, including, but not
 limited to, each of the following:
   (1) police and emergency services;
   (2) health and safety services and infrastructure;
   (3) utility services and infrastructure;
   (4) transportation infrastructure and services, and the  expansion  of
 zero- and low-emission transportation options;
   (5)  government services, voting, and democratic decision making proc-
 esses;
   (6) education;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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