Assembly Bill A9642A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a commission to study the threat of new technologies as an extension of domestic violence

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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-A9642 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7682
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Commissions

2019-A9642 - Summary

Establishes a commission to study how new technologies are being used by individuals, including but not limited to, stalkers and domestic violence perpetrators, to stalk, harass, abuse and continue to victimize their targets.

2019-A9642 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9642
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT to establish a temporary state commission to study the threat of
   new technologies as an extension of domestic violence;  and  providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. There is hereby established a temporary commission,  to  be
 known  as the "commission on the prevention of domestic violence via the
 use of new technologies", hereinafter "the commission", for the  purpose
 of  studying how new technologies are being used by individuals, includ-
 ing but not limited to, stalkers and domestic violence perpetrators,  to
 abuse, harass and victimize their targets.
   §  2.  The commission shall consist of nine members to be appointed as
 follows:
   (a) five members to be appointed by the governor;
   (b) one member to be appointed  by  the  temporary  president  of  the
 senate;
   (c) one member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (d)  one  member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
 and
   (e) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
   § 3. (a) The commission shall study how  new  technologies  are  being
 used  by  individuals  to stalk, harass, abuse and continue to victimize
 their targets by studying issues including but not limited to:
   (i) what current technologies are being used  by  individuals  against
 their targets;
   (ii)  how  individuals  are using such technologies to victimize their
 targets;
   (iii) comparative state policies that have aided in creating a regula-
 tory structure for such technologies and whether such measures would  be
 similarly effective in this state; and
   (iv) the potential impact on the technology industry of any regulatory
 measures proposed by this study.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2019-A9642A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7682
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Commissions

2019-A9642A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a commission to study how new technologies are being used by individuals, including but not limited to, stalkers and domestic violence perpetrators, to stalk, harass, abuse and continue to victimize their targets.

2019-A9642A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9642--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. ARROYO -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Governmental  Operations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to establish a temporary state commission to study the threat  of
   new  technologies  as an extension of domestic violence; and providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  There is hereby established a temporary commission, to be
 known as the "commission to evaluate the manipulation of  new  technolo-
 gies to commit domestic violence", hereinafter "the commission", for the
 purpose  of studying how new technologies are being used by individuals,
 including but not limited to, stalkers and domestic  violence  perpetra-
 tors, to abuse, harass and victimize their targets.
   §  2.  The commission shall consist of nine members to be appointed as
 follows:
   (a) five members to be appointed by the governor;
   (b) one member to be appointed  by  the  temporary  president  of  the
 senate;
   (c) one member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (d)  one  member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
 and
   (e) one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
   § 3. (a) The commission shall study how  new  technologies  are  being
 used  by  individuals  to stalk, harass, abuse and continue to victimize
 their targets by studying issues including but not limited to:
   (i) what current technologies are being used  by  individuals  against
 their targets;
   (ii)  how  individuals  are using such technologies to victimize their
 targets;
   (iii) comparative state policies that have aided in creating a regula-
 tory structure for such technologies and whether such measures would  be
 similarly effective in this state; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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