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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Jan 24, 2019 |
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Senate Bill S2308
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 27th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S2308 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- General City Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §18-e, Gen City L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2017-2018:
S7152
2021-2022: S2954
2019-S2308 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2308 SPONSOR: KAVANAGH TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general city law, in relation to electronic entry cards which register personal identifying information PURPOSE: To require a resident's voluntary consent prior to the use of electronic entry key cards or devices which trace identifying information in resi- dential buildings. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends the general city law by adding a new section 18-e which prohibits, unless affirmatively consented to by a resident in writing, the use of electronic entry cards which record identifying information as a means of access to a residential building or apartment. Identifying information includes, but is not limited to,
2019-S2308 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2308 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 24, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to electronic entry cards which register personal identifying information THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 18-e to read as follows: § 18-E. ELECTRONIC ENTRY CARDS OR DEVICES. AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY CARD OR DEVICE WHICH CONTAINS, REGISTERS OR RECORDS PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFOR- MATION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED AS A MECHANISM FOR A RESIDENT OR RESIDENT'S GUEST TO ENTER OR EXIT A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING OR APARTMENT UNLESS SUCH RESIDENT AFFIRMATIVELY CONSENTS IN WRITING TO USE OF SUCH CARD OR DEVICE. SUCH CONSENT SHALL NOT BE A TERM OR CONDITION OF A LEASE AND SHALL NOT BE VALID UNLESS SUCH RESIDENT IS NOTIFIED IN WRITING THAT SUCH CONSENT IS ENTIRELY OPTIONAL AND IS NOT REQUIRED FOR OCCUPANCY. A RESI- DENT'S WITHHOLDING OF SUCH CONSENT SHALL NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT WHATSOEVER ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RESIDENT'S OCCUPANCY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A PHOTOGRAPH, NAME, ADDRESS, UNIT OR APARTMENT NUMBER, AND TIME OF ENTRANCE OR EXIT, AND A RESIDENTIAL BUILD- ING SHALL MEAN AN APARTMENT HOUSE. § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02185-01-9
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