Assembly Bill A3859

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the preservation of electronic mail

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A3859 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §166-a, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6119
2017-2018: A1872, A10966
2021-2022: A3569

2019-A3859 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the preservation of electronic mail for a period of seven years.

2019-A3859 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3859
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ASHBY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  the  preservation  of
   electronic mail
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  166-a
 to read as follows:
   §  166-A.  PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC MAIL. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCON-
 SISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL, ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE
 STATE OR ANY MUNICIPAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF OR  ANY  DEPARTMENT,  BUREAU,
 BOARD,  COMMISSION,  AUTHORITY OR ANY OTHER AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF
 THE STATE OR ANY MUNICIPAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF SHALL BE REQUIRED TO KEEP
 A RECORD OF ALL ELECTRONIC MAIL FOR A PERIOD OF  SEVEN  YEARS  FROM  THE
 DATE OF CREATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02028-01-9

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